unexpectedly
English
Etymology
unexpected + -ly.
Pronunciation
Audio (US) (file) - (US) IPA(key): /ʌnɪkˈspɛktɪdli/
Adverb
unexpectedly (comparative more unexpectedly, superlative most unexpectedly)
- 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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Antonyms
Translations
in an unexpected manner
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