unpleasantly C2 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ənˈplɛzəntli/ See IPA manual Freq #60125 Meanings 1 adv in an unpleasant manner I had been unpleasantly surprised by my parents. 2 adv In an unpleasant manner. The sinister face of Dr. Bauerstein recurred to me unpleasantly. A vague suspicion of everyone and everything filled my mind. Just for a moment I had a premonition of approaching evil. Appears in Phrases (1) See all unpleasantly surprised surprised by something unwelcome or disappointing Adverb + adjective Etymology From unpleasant + -ly. Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # unpleasantly **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adv **IPA (US):** /ənˈplɛzəntli/ **Frequency rank:** 60125 ## Meanings 1. in an unpleasant manner 2. In an unpleasant manner. ## Examples - I had been unpleasantly surprised by my parents. - The sinister face of Dr. Bauerstein recurred to me unpleasantly. A vague suspicion of everyone and everything filled my mind. Just for a moment I had a premonition of approaching evil. ## Etymology From unpleasant + -ly. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown