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un·ex·pect·ed·ly

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word unexpectedly.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. unexpectedly, out of the blueadverb

    in a way that was not expected

    "her brother showed up at the wedding out of the blue"

  2. by chance, accidentally, circumstantially, unexpectedlyadverb

    without advance planning

    "they met accidentally"

Wiktionary

  1. unexpectedlyadverb

    In an unexpected manner.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Unexpectedlyadverb

    Suddenly; at a time unthought of.

    Oft he seems to hide his face,
    But unexpectedly returns. John Milton, Agonistes.

    A most bountiful present, when I was most in want of it, came most seasonably and unexpectedly to my relief. Dryden.

    If the concernment be poured in unexpectedly upon us, it overflows us. Dryden.

    You have fairer warning than others, who are unexpectedly cut off. William Wake.

    My heart was filled with a deep melancholy, to see several dropping unexpectedly in the midst of mirth. Addison.

    Though you went away so unexpectedly, yet we have informed ourselves of every thing that hath happened to you. John Gay.

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  1. unexpectedly

    Unexpectedly refers to something happening without anticipation, warning or prediction. It is usually associated with situations or events that happen suddenly or surprisingly, not in line with prior preparation or assumptions.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of unexpectedly in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of unexpectedly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of unexpectedly in a Sentence

  1. Peter James:

    When we combined that with lunar topography data from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, we discovered the unexpectedly large amount of mass hundreds of miles underneath the South Pole-Aitken basin, one of the explanations of this extra mass is that the metal from the asteroid that formed this crater is still embedded in the Moons mantle.

  2. Pere Miro:

    Unexpectedly what happened three weeks later, the government of Kuwait, not the negotiators who had disappeared, sent to The United Nations a new proposal that had nothing to do with our discussions, we could not accept that.

  3. Patrick Vallance:

    We have seen an increase in the numbers of cases. It started with younger people in their 20s and spread gradually to older ages as well, that increase in case numbers has translated into an increase in hospitalizations. As the hospitalizations have increased.... very sadly but not unexpectedly, deaths are also increasing.

  4. Shannon Watts:

    Adding more guns into the mix during a deadly pandemic won't make anyone safer, but it will make the gun lobby richer, this spike in gun sales is deeply concerning, particularly for the millions of children unexpectedly at home with unsecured guns, women sheltering in place with abusers, and anyone struggling economically and psychologically.

  5. The IEA:

    Not only have product prices lagged those of crude during the selloff - as is common in a downturn - but they have raced ahead of them in the rebound, keeping refining margins remarkably firm, and supporting unexpectedly strong throughputs in once-depressed refining centres such as Europe and OECD Asia, product demand has shown signs of life, with even European demand emerging from a secular decline to show strong growth of 3.2 percent in December and 0.9 percent in January.

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