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Definition of unexpectedly - 3 dictionary results

un⋅ex⋅pect⋅ed

  [uhn-ik-spek-tid]
Use unexpectedly in a Sentence
–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.
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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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