Definitions for Unfortunately
un·for·tu·nate·ly

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. unfortunately, unluckily, regrettably, alasadverb

   by bad luck

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

WiktionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. unfortunatelyadverb

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

2. Etymology: un- + fortunate + -ly

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Unfortunatelyadverb

   Unhappily; without good luck.

   Unconsulting affection unfortunately born to mewards, made Zelmane borrow so much of her natural modesty, as to leave her more decent raiments. Philip Sidney.

   Most of these artists unfortunately miscarry’d, by falling down and breaking their arms. John Wilkins.

   She kept her countenance when the lid remov’d,
   Disclos’d the heart, unfortunately lov’d. Dryden.

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1. unfortunately

   Unfortunately is an adverb used to express or state something regretful, or something that has happened sadly, disappointingly or with unfortunate outcomes. It suggests that a particular event or situation has not turned out as one had hoped or desired.

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1. Unfortunately

   Unfortunately is the fourth studio album by Shalabi Effect. It was recorded on three consecutive nights at the Montreal Arts Interculturels Institute live.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Unfortunately' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2402

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Unfortunately' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1318

3. Adverbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Unfortunately' in Adverbs Frequency: #175

How to pronounce Unfortunately?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

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   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

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   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

How to say Unfortunately in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Unfortunately in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Unfortunately in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of Unfortunately in a Sentence

1. Patrik Schick:

   It’s a huge disappointment. We did the maximum to succeed but we were running out of steam toward the end and were unable to turn things around. It’s over for us, unfortunately, as far as the goals, it was all good for me. But we all feel that we could have done better today. The Danes could have been beaten.

2. Bob Corker:

   The only thing I worry about is that it's not going to happen, now we're announcing what we're going to do and unfortunately it puts us in a place where possibly it creates a greater conflict.

3. Zoya Vorobey:

   I’m worried about the people very much, I’m worried to tears, i’ve been watching television since this morning, every minute, to see if anything changes. Unfortunately, nothing (changes) so far.

4. Mark Henry:

   Unfortunately, we can't say the same about Tropical Storm Laura.

5. Erie County:

   If we can get fans in the stadium, great, but our priority should be on reducing the number of cases and deaths in our communities. I announced 60 people died unfortunately in the last few days and most of the questions have been about the Bills!

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Unfortunately
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Unfortunately
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Unfortunately
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Unfortunately