unforeseenly

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

unforeseen +‎ -ly

Adverb[edit]

unforeseenly (not comparable)

  1. In a manner that was not foreseen; unexpectedly.
    • 2008, Darl Larsen, Monty Python's Flying Circus, page 276:
      In late 1970, Labour assumed the shadow posts, having lost badly (and unforeseenly) in the summer General Election.