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unexpectedly

Overview

Define the English word unexpectedly below. Unexpectedly is an adverb. Also define the related word unexpected.

English

Etymology

unexpected +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

Adverb

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.

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