different between unfortunately vs supposedly
unfortunately
English
Etymology
unfortunate +? -ly
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?n?f??tj?n?tli/, /?n?f??t???n?tli/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?n?f??t???n?tli/
- Hyphenation: un?for?tu?nate?ly
Adverb
unfortunately (comparative more unfortunately, superlative most unfortunately)
- Happening through bad luck, or because of some unfortunate event.
- Used (as a parenthetical word) to express disappointment, compassion, sorrow, regret or grief.
- Unfortunately, the uproar awoke Mr. Jones, who sprang out of bed, making sure that there was a fox in the yard.
Synonyms
- (through bad luck): unluckily
- (parenthetical word): alas, regrettably, sadly, sad to say
Antonyms
- (through bad luck): fortunately, luckily
Translations
unfortunately From the web:
- what unfortunately means
- what's unfortunately in irish
- what unfortunately settings has stopped
- unfortunately meaning in spanish
- unfortunately meaning in urdu
- unfortunately not meaning
- what's unfortunately in tagalog
- what's unfortunately in italian
supposedly
English
Etymology
supposed +? -ly
Pronunciation
Adverb
supposedly (not comparable)
- As a matter of supposition; in the beliefs or according to the claims of some people.
- People from other planets have supposedly visited Earth in flying saucers.
- According to your testimony, you were supposedly at home watching TV when the murder occurred.
- 2011, Tom Fordyce, Rugby World Cup 2011: England 12-19 France [1]
- France were supposedly a team in pieces, beaten by Tonga just a week ago and with coach Marc Lievremont publicly berating his players, but so clear-cut was their victory that much of the atmosphere had been sucked from the contest long before the end.
Synonyms
- allegedly
- purportedly
Translations
See also
- supposably
supposedly From the web:
- what supposedly happened in the gulf of tonkin
- what supposedly surrounds atlantis
- what supposedly happened to roseanne on the conners
- what supposedly happened to percy's dad
- what supposedly surrounds atlantis crossword
- what supposedly surrounds atlantis crossword clue
- what supposedly happened in a churchyard in westminster
- what really happened in the gulf of tonkin
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