unexpectedly

Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

unexpected +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (file)
  • (US) IPA(key): /ʌnɪkˈspɛktɪdli/

Adverb[edit]

unexpectedly (comparative more unexpectedly, superlative most unexpectedly)

  1. In an unexpected manner.
    • 1863, George Eliot, chapter XVI, in Romola, volume II, page 186:
      [] she was startled by unexpectedly meeting her husband, who was coming to seek her.

Antonyms[edit]

Translations[edit]