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tɪd
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–adjective
not expected; unforeseen; surprising:
an unexpected pleasure; an unexpected development.
Origin:
1580–90;
un-
1
+
expect
+
-ed
2
Related forms:
un⋅ex⋅pect⋅ed⋅ly,
adverb
un⋅ex⋅pect⋅ed⋅ness,
noun
Synonyms:
unanticipated.
See
sudden.
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un·ex·pect·ed
(ŭn'ĭk-spěk'tĭd)
adj. Coming without warning; unforeseen.
un'ex·pect'ed·ly
adv.
,
un'ex·pect'ed·ness
n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Word Origin & History
unexpected
c.1586, from
un-
(1) "not" + pp. of
expect
.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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