Unexpectedly
/ʌnɪkˈspɛktɪdli/ adv
adv ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adverb
- 1 In an unexpected manner.
"Near-synonyms: against expectations, against all odds, surprisingly"
Adverb
- 1 without advance planning wordnet
- 2 in a way that was not expected wordnet
Example
More examples"Unexpectedly the weather forecast came true yesterday."
Etymology
From unexpected + -ly or un- + expectedly.