unluckily

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ʌnˈlʌkɪli/ UK /ʌnˈlʌkɪli/ See IPA manual

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adv
by bad luck; unfortunately

Unluckily, the last train had left moments before they arrived.

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1 adv · by bad luck; unfortunately unfortunately regrettably sadly disastrously woefully

Opposites

luckily fortunately happily

Word family

Related forms luck lucky unluckyunluckiness

Etymology

From unlucky (un- 'not' + lucky, from luck) + -ly; luck is from Middle Low German luk, shortening of gelucke ('good fortune').

un- Old English luk Middle English

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# unluckily

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adv
**IPA (US):** ʌnˈlʌkɪli
**IPA (UK):** ʌnˈlʌkɪli

## Meanings
1. by bad luck; unfortunately

## Examples
- Unluckily, the last train had left moments before they arrived.

## Synonyms
- unfortunately
- regrettably
- sadly
- disastrously
- woefully

## Antonyms
- luckily
- fortunately
- happily

## Related Forms
- luck
- lucky
- unlucky
- unluckiness

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: un-
- Root: luk

## Etymology
From unlucky (un- 'not' + lucky, from luck) + -ly; luck is from Middle Low German luk, shortening of gelucke ('good fortune').

## AI Etymology
Unluckily is from unlucky (un- 'not' + lucky, from luck) + -ly; luck is from Middle Low German luk, shortening of gelucke ('good fortune'). Important recorded forms include un- (Old English) and luk (Middle Low German). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers by bad luck; unfortunately. The wider family includes related words such as luck, lucky, unlucky, and unluckiness.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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