Definitions for unexpectedly
un·ex·pect·ed·ly

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. unexpectedlyadverb

   In an unexpected manner.

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

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. 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.

2. 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.

3. D. H. Lawrence:

   Love is the flower of life, and blossoms unexpectedly and without law, and must be plucked where it is found, and enjoyed for the brief hour of its duration.

4. Tallahassee Police Chief Michael DeLeo:

   The officers stopped the vehicle and were following their training as they had the suspected armed adults step out of the truck, when, unexpectedly, a 2-year-old girl climbed out of the truck and imitated her parents by walking towards the officers with her hands raised.

5. Myles Faith:

   Along came Covid-19 unexpectedly, and it really turned lifestyles upside down for many, many families.

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References

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