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Unexpectedly

//ʌnɪkˈspɛktɪdli// adv

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Adverb
  1. 1
    In an unexpected manner.

    "Near-synonyms: against expectations, against all odds, surprisingly"

Adverb
  1. 1
    without advance planning wordnet
  2. 2
    in a way that was not expected wordnet

Etymology

From unexpected + -ly or un- + expectedly.

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