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Definitions for unexpected
ˌʌn ɪkˈspɛk tɪdun·ex·pect·ed
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Princeton's WordNet
unexpectedadjective
not expected or anticipated
"unexpected guests"; "unexpected news"
Wiktionary
unexpectedadjective
not expected, anticipated or foreseen
Webster Dictionary
Unexpectedadjective
not expected; coming without warning; sudden
Freebase
Unexpected
"Unexpected" is the sixteenth episode of the first season of the NBC science fiction drama series Heroes. Regular cast members Noah Gray-Cabey, Ali Larter and Leonard Roberts do not appear in this episode. Stan Lee makes a cameo appearance in the episode as the driver of the bus Hiro gets on. Although Ali Larter does not appear on this episode, she does do the voice over for the Previously on Heroes, which for the only time to date is placed after the first scene.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Unexpected
un-eks-pek′ted, adj. not expected, coming without warning, sudden.—adj. Unexpec′tant, not expectant.—adv. Unexpect′edly.—n. Unexpec′tedness.
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'unexpected' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4258
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'unexpected' in Adjectives Frequency: #585
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of unexpected in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of unexpected in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of unexpected in a Sentence
We live in a time when most of the things we once took for granted now seem like distant memories, life has changed in so many unexpected ways. While our approach to life may be different now, we persevere.
It's been among the biggest Achilles' heels of this. And it's been among the biggest challenges and the unexpected things because( with) its cousins, this is not true, the reason we were able to control the SARS outbreak so quickly -- although there were obviously a lot of deaths there -- but it didn't turn into a pandemic is because people weren't shedding( the virus) until they got symptoms.
This extreme brightness was really unexpected.
I know Bombardier is going through a rough time (and) they spent more in development. But I have been around long enough to know that if you wait just a little while longer something will happen that is totally unexpected, they have got a good product and in my experience, if you have a good product the market will eventually come.
The large amount of debt might restrict policymakers’ ability to use tax and spending policies to respond to unexpected future challenges, such as economic downturns or financial crises.
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- مفاجئArabic
- рапто́ўныBelarusian
- inesperatCatalan, Valencian
- nečekanýCzech
- unerwartetGerman
- απροσδόκητος, αναπάντεχος, απρόοπτοςGreek
- neatenditaEsperanto
- inesperadoSpanish
- odottamatonFinnish
- inattenduFrench
- inesperadoGalician
- neuyerkitManx
- váratlanHungarian
- inaspettatoItalian
- 予想外, 想定外, 意外Japanese
- inopinatumLatin
- matawhawhatiMāori
- uventet, uventaNorwegian
- onverwachtDutch
- uventaNorwegian Nynorsk
- nieoczekiwanyPolish
- inesperadoPortuguese
- neprevăzut, neașteptat, neanticipatRomanian
- неожи́данныйRussian
- oväntadSwedish
- bất ngờVietnamese
- 意外Chinese
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