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un·ex·pect·ed

   [uhn-ik-spek-tid]
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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a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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World English Dictionary
unexpected (ˌʌnɪkˈspɛktɪd)
 
—adj
surprising or unforeseen
 
unex'pectedly
 
—adv
 
unex'pectedness
 
—n

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unexpected
c.1586, from un- (1) "not" + pp. of expect.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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