Dictionary

unexpectedly en · ADV

Pronunciation

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• /ʌnɪkˈspɛktɪdli/ (US)

Etymology

From unexpected + -ly or un- + expectedly.

Meanings

1. In an unexpected manner.
   • Other evidence of former ownerships such as notice-boards, number plates, and makers' plates, are often discovered unexpectedly. 1952 February 14, H. C. Casserley, “Permanent Wayfarings”, in Railway Magazine, page 77:
   • The maw-worm could emerge unexpectedly from any orifice, including, most alarmingly, the corner of people's eyes. 1999, Robert Lacey, Danny Danziger, The Year 1000: What life was like at the turn of The First Millennium, London: Abacus, published 2000, page 121:
   • Texas House Democrats’ historic quorum break unexpectedly ended Thursday evening when at least three new Democrats returned to the floor, paving the way for state Republicans to pass restrictive voting legislation. 2021 August 19, Dianne Gallagher, “Texas Democrats’ effort to freeze voting bill ends”, in CNN:
   • […] she was startled by unexpectedly meeting her husband, who was coming to seek her. 1863, George Eliot, chapter XVI, in Romola, volume II, book II, page 186:
   • Near-synonyms: against expectations, against all odds, surprisingly

Forms

Antonyms

expectedly

Synonyms

against expectations · surprisingly · against all odds

Translations (52)

sv oväntat (in an unexpected manner) · fr de manière inattendue (in an unexpected manner) · cmn 竟然 (in an unexpected manner) · el αναπάντεχα (in an unexpected manner) · be ра́птам (in an unexpected manner) · nl onverwachts (in an unexpected manner) · yue 居然 (in an unexpected manner) · es inopinadamente (in an unexpected manner) · az gözlənilmədən (in an unexpected manner) · ga gan choinne (in an unexpected manner) · it inaspettatamente (in an unexpected manner) · cmn 出乎意料地 (in an unexpected manner) · cs nečekaně (in an unexpected manner) · pl nieoczekiwanie (in an unexpected manner) · pl niespodzianie (in an unexpected manner) · da uventet (in an unexpected manner) · ba кинәт (in an unexpected manner) · gl inesperadamente (in an unexpected manner) · fr surprenamment (in an unexpected manner) · yue 竟然 (in an unexpected manner) · de unerwarteterweise (in an unexpected manner) · fr contre toute attente (in an unexpected manner) · ba ҡапыл (in an unexpected manner) · bg неочаквано (in an unexpected manner) · ca inesperadament (in an unexpected manner) · la inexspectate (in an unexpected manner) · nb uventet (in an unexpected manner) · uk знена́цька (in an unexpected manner) · ba көтмәгәндә (in an unexpected manner) · de unerwartet (in an unexpected manner) · hi अनायास (in an unexpected manner) · pl niespodziewanie (in an unexpected manner) · ja 思いがけなく (in an unexpected manner) · nn uventa (in an unexpected manner) · fo óvæntað (in an unexpected manner) · uk несподі́вано (in an unexpected manner) · fi yllättäen (in an unexpected manner) · et ootamatult (in an unexpected manner) · pt inesperadamente (in an unexpected manner) · ja おもいがけず (in an unexpected manner) · grc ἀέλπτως (in an unexpected manner) · te అకస్మాత్తుగా (in an unexpected manner) · sdn allisumbréttu (in an unexpected manner) · pdt onverhofs (in an unexpected manner) · grc ἀδοκἠτως (in an unexpected manner) · hu váratlanul (in an unexpected manner) · eo neatendite (in an unexpected manner) · es inesperadamente (in an unexpected manner) · ru неожи́данно (in an unexpected manner) · el απροσδόκητα (in an unexpected manner) · sv oförmodat (in an unexpected manner) · got 𐌿𐌽𐍅𐌴𐌽𐌹𐌲𐌲𐍉 (in an unexpected manner)