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- [uhn-ik-spek-tid]
- /ˌʌn ɪkˈspɛk tɪd/
- /ˌʌn.ɪkˈspek.tɪd/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [uhn-ik-spek-tid]
- /ˌʌn ɪkˈspɛk tɪd/
Definitions of unexpectedly word
- adjective unexpectedly not expected; unforeseen; surprising: an unexpected pleasure; an unexpected development. 1
- adverb unexpectedly without warning 1
- adverb unexpectedly In an unexpected manner. 0
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Origin of unexpectedly
First appearance:
before 1580 One of the 35% oldest English words
First recorded in 1580-90; un-1 + expect + -ed2
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Parts of speech for Unexpectedly
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
unexpectedly popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for unexpectedly
adv unexpectedly
- abruptly — sudden or unexpected: an abrupt departure.
- all at once — If something happens all at once, it happens suddenly, often when you are not expecting it to happen.
- all of a sudden — If something happens all of a sudden, it happens quickly and unexpectedly.
- as luck would have it — fortunately
- by chance — Something that happens by chance was not planned by anyone.
adj unexpectedly
- early — in or during the first part of a period of time, a course of action, a series of events, etc.: early in the year.
- matinal — (often initial capital letter) matins, Also, especially British, mattins. (usually used with a singular verb) Ecclesiastical. the first of the seven canonical hours. the service for it, properly beginning at midnight, but sometimes beginning at daybreak. Also called Morning Prayer. the service of public prayer, said in the morning, in the Anglican Church.
adverb unexpectedly
- aimlessly — without aim; purposeless.
- asudden — in an abrupt manner
- coincidentally — You use coincidentally when you want to draw attention to a coincidence.
- extraordinarily — In an extraordinary manner.
- fortuitously — In a fortuitous manner.
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