unpleasantly en · ADV
Etymology
Etymology tree English unpleasant Middle English -ly English -ly English unpleasantly From unpleasant + -ly.
Meanings
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In an unpleasant manner.
The sinister face of Dr. Bauerstein recurred to me unpleasantly. A vague suspicion of everyone and everything filled my mind. Just for a moment I had a premonition of approaching evil.
1920, Agatha Christie, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, London: Pan Books, published 1954, page 17:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more unpleasantly | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most unpleasantly | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Translations (9)
hu kellemetlenül (in an unpleasant manner) · gl desagradablemente (in an unpleasant manner) · pl nieprzyjemnie (in an unpleasant manner) · fi epämiellyttävästi (in an unpleasant manner) · hi नाखुशगवार (in an unpleasant manner) · pl szpetnie (in an unpleasant manner) · pt desagradavelmente (in an unpleasant manner) · ca desagradablement (in an unpleasant manner) · es desagradablemente (in an unpleasant manner)