expectedly en · ADV
Pronunciation
- /ɪkˈspɛktɪdli/ (US)
Etymology
From expected + -ly.
Meanings
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In an expected way; as expected; predictably.
More expectedly (and successfully), the Royal Shakespeare Company offers up a “Richard III” that speaks to contemporary fears of the hatreds that breed fascism, with the eponymous crookback played (by the rising young actor Jonathan Slinger) as a festering skinhead who addresses the audience with the complicity of a caveman comic.
2007 February 18, Ben Brantley, “When Adaptation Is Bold Innovation”, in The New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more expectedly | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most expectedly | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
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Translations (3)
ja 案の定 (as expected; predictably) · hu várhatóan (as expected; predictably) · ja 予想通り (as expected; predictably)