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unlooked-for

[uhn-lookt-fawr]

adjective

not expected, anticipated, or foreseen: They were confronted with an unlooked-for situation.

Origin:
1525–35; from phrase look for; see un-¹, -ed²

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unlooked-for (ˌʌnˈlʊktfɔː)

—*adj*
	unexpected; unforeseen

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