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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)

  1. Happening through bad luck, or because of some unfortunate event.
  2. 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

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unlucky

English

Etymology

From un- +? lucky.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?n?l?ki/
  • Rhymes: -?ki

Adjective

unlucky (comparative unluckier or more unlucky, superlative unluckiest or most unlucky)

  1. Unfortunate, marked by misfortune.
  2. Inauspicious.
  3. Having ill luck.
  4. Bringing ill luck.

Derived terms

  • unluckily
  • unluckiness
  • unluckier
  • unluckiest

Translations

References

  • unlucky in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

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