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unexpectedly

[uhn-ik-spek-tid]

Origin

adjective

not expected; unforeseen; surprising: an unexpected pleasure; an unexpected development.

Origin:
1580–90; un-¹ + expect + -ed²

Related forms

un·ex·pect·ed·ly, adverb

un·ex·pect·ed·ness, noun

Synonyms
unanticipated. See sudden.

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unexpected (ˌʌnɪkˈspɛktɪd)

—*adj*
	surprising or unforeseen

unex'pectedly

—*adv*

unex'pectedness

—n

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Word Origin & History

unexpected

c.1586, from un- (1) "not" + pp. of expect.

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