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un⋅looked-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 , -ed 2
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un·looked-for   (ŭn-lŏŏkt'fôr')
adj.  Not expected; unforeseen: unlooked-for riches.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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