Definitions for unfortunately

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. unfortunately, unluckily, regrettably, alas(adverb)

    by bad luck

    "unfortunately it rained all day"; "alas, I cannot stay"

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

  1. unfortunately(adverb)ʌnˈfɔr tʃə nɪt

    used to introduce sth bad or disappointing

    Unfortunately, we missed the last bus.; The house was, unfortunately, too expensive.

Wiktionary

  1. unfortunately(Adverb)

    Happening through bad luck, or because of some unfortunate event.

  2. Origin: un- + fortunate + -ly


Translations for unfortunately

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

unfortunately(adverb)

regrettable

He has an unfortunate habit of giggling all the time.; I'd like to help but unfortunately I can't.

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