unexpectedly
English
Etymology
unexpected + -ly.
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /ʌnɪkˈspɛktɪdli/
Audio (US) (file)
Adverb
unexpectedly (comparative more unexpectedly, superlative most unexpectedly)
- In an unexpected manner.
- Antonym: expectedly
- Near-synonyms: against expectations, against all odds, surprisingly
- 1863, George Eliot, chapter XVI, in Romola, volume II, book II, page 186:
- […] she was startled by unexpectedly meeting her husband, who was coming to seek her.
Translations
in an unexpected manner
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