unhappily

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle English onhappily, unhappili, unhappily, unhappyly; equivalent to un- +‎ happily or unhappy +‎ -ly.[1][2]

Pronunciation[edit]

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Adverb[edit]

unhappily (comparative more unhappily, superlative most unhappily)

  1. Unfortunately; regrettably.
    • 2012, Christopher Clark, The Sleepwalkers, Penguin, published 2013, page 76:
      Theodore Roosevelt […] added, perhaps unhappily, that he believed the US administration in the Philippines could learn a lot from the Austrian example.
  2. Through evil fate or chance; wretchedly.
  3. Without happiness; sadly.

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References[edit]

  1. ^ “unhappī̆lī, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
  2. ^ “unhappily, adv.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
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