Unpleasantly
adv
adv ·4 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adverb
- 1 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."
Adverb
- 1 in an unpleasant manner wordnet
Example
More examples"I was unpleasantly surprised to find that Tom was, in fact, a raving lunatic."
Etymology
From unpleasant + -ly.