What does 意外と mean?


I heard the expression `[意]{い}[外]{がい}といい` in a video. I know that `意外に`
expresses something you didn't expect:

> 意外においしいよ。  
>  It's delicous! (and I didn't expect that)

Why did I hear `意外と` instead of `意外に`? Is that a specific dialect? Or, is it
standard Japanese?




“いがいといい” is “[意外]{いがい}と[良]{い}い” (unexpectedly good).

意外と is a less traditional synonym for 意外に (unexpectedly), the latter being the
連用形 (continuative form) of the na-adjective 意外だ.




“いがいといい” is “[意外]{いがい}と[良]{い}い” (unexpectedly good).

意外と is a less traditional synonym for 意外に (unexpectedly), the latter being the
連用形 (continuative form) of the na-adjective 意外だ.

