Definitions for unfortunately
un·for·tu·nate·ly

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1. unfortunately, unluckily, regrettably, alasadverb

   by bad luck

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

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1. unfortunatelyadverb

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

2. Etymology: un- + fortunate + -ly

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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

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   David

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   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

   US English

   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. Alexis Tsipras:

   Greece will undertake every effort so that NATO's mission contributes to the solution of the crisis, unfortunately it's clear that the obstacles .. arise from Turkey's unilateral demands and positions. Demands and positions which unfortunately are also expressed through a rise in activities which violate our airspace.

2. Patrick Henry:

   Guard with jealous attention the public liberty. Suspect everyone who approaches that jewel. Unfortunately, nothing will preserve it but downright force. Whenever you give up that force, you are inevitably ruined.

3. W. Somerset Maugham:

   There are three rules for writing the novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are.

4. Vince Lombardi:

   Winning is not a sometime thing it's an all time thing. You don't win once in a while, you don't do things right once in a while, you do them right all the time. Winning is habit. Unfortunately, so is losing.

5. Wladimir Klitschko:

   My country is unfortunately suffering in the war with Russia -- not that Ukraine tried to give any aggression to any other nation, in this particular case Russia, unfortunately it's the other way around, i never thought that our brother folk is going to have war with us, so that Ukrainians and Russians are going to be divided with blood.

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