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

   US English

   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

   British

   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. Ashley Smith:

   We've always looked at various forms of funding apart from conventional banking. But unfortunately in the design business, because we're not doing anything tangible, our services are time and ideas, marketInvoice was the first company that came up with a viable option and said 'you can sell your invoices and release that cash very, very quickly'.

2. Afghan President Ashraf Ghani:

   Unfortunately two countries which are committed to peace and stability are in danger from regional and international terrorism, our discussions were based on how to bring under control and eliminate those ominous phenomena which are obstacles to stability, prosperity and cooperation in the region.

3. Brandon Bostian:

   Unfortunately, the last memory I have on the way back is approaching and passing the platforms in North Philadelphia, the next thing that I remember is when I came to my senses, I was standing up in the locomotive cab after the accident.

4. Rudolf Erasmus:

   They took out the seats, the carpets, the panels – basically everything in the aircraft that they could strip at that point, they did, but once again, unfortunately with no success.

5. Maria Lasitskene:

   If I miss the winter season, unfortunately no one will compensate me for my losses, starting with huge losses to my image, i've been trusted for years, given a neutral status. The whole world knew that I was clean. This now affects my image, my moral state and my finances.

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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