unexpectedly

B1 Topic:Describing Qualities
US /ʌnɪkˈspɛktɪdli/
adv Freq #11969

Meanings

  1. 1
    adv

    In a way that was not expected; surprisingly.

    He arrived unexpectedly just as we were leaving.

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Synonyms
1 adv · in a way that was not... surprisinglyout of the blueagainst expectations

Etymology

From unexpected + -ly or un- + expectedly.

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