Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In an unexpected manner; at a time or in a manner not expected or looked for; suddenly.
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- adverb In an
unexpected manner.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb in a way that was not expected
- adverb without advance planning
Etymologies
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Examples
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He had come into his title unexpectedly, and made his new tenantry adore him.
Peak and Prairie From a Colorado Sketch-book Anna Fuller 1884
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The Democratic Alliance on Thursday said it was glad to see what it called the unexpectedly drastic increase in the number of matriculants who passed the 2000 examination at government schools.
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Judith Viorst has turned what she calls unexpectedly 80.
NPR Topics: News 2010
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Judith Viorst has turned what she calls unexpectedly 80.
NPR Topics: News 2010
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Judith Viorst has turned what she calls unexpectedly 80.
NPR Topics: News 2010
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And thus it came to pass that “modern technology,” in the form of the newfangled Internet, fell rudely and unexpectedly from the sky, inexplicably landing on the heads of various lawyers, despite the fact that those very same heads were buried, willfully, deep in the sand.
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And thus it came to pass that “modern technology,” in the form of the newfangled Internet, fell rudely and unexpectedly from the sky, inexplicably landing on the heads of various lawyers, despite the fact that those very same heads were buried, willfully, deep in the sand.
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Republicans are pressing their case in unexpectedly close races in other states.
Parties Scramble to Adapt to Shifting Political Scene Naftali Bendavid 2010
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It travels really well-trodden narrative territory in unexpectedly delicate ways.
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It travels really well-trodden narrative territory in unexpectedly delicate ways.
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