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Word entry · 12 letters

unexpectedly

Best crossword clue

"Out of nowhere"

12 letters · collected on this word page

12 lettersPronunciation /ʌnɪkˈspɛktɪdli/Part of speech adverbSorted cdeeelnptuxyStarts with UEnds with Y1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. without advance planning

Word origin

From unexpected + -ly or un- + expectedly.

Used in a sentence

  • Near-synonyms: against expectations, against all odds, surprisingly
  • […] she was startled by unexpectedly meeting her husband, who was coming to seek her.
  • Other evidence of former ownerships such as notice-boards, number plates, and makers' plates, are often discovered unexpectedly.

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