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unexpectedly

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un·ex·pect·ed  (nk-spktd)
adj.
Coming without warning; unforeseen.

unex·pected·ly adv.
unex·pected·ness n.
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Adv.1.unexpectedlyunexpectedly - in a way that was not expected; "her brother showed up at the wedding out of the blue"
2.unexpectedlyunexpectedly - without advance planning; "they met accidentally"

unexpectedly
adverb surprisingly, remarkably, unusually, incredibly, extraordinarily, startlingly, unpredictably, jaw-droppingly Moss had clamped an unexpectedly strong grip on his arm.
Translations
unexpectedly [ˈʌnɪksˈpektɪdlɪ] ADV [arrive] → de improviso, sin avisar; [happen] → inesperadamente, de repente; [die] → repentinamente, inesperadamente
there was an unexpectedly high turnout of votersse produjo una asistencia de votantes inesperadamente alta
not unexpectedly, he failedcomo era de esperar, suspendió

unexpectedly [ˌʌnɪkˈspɛktɪdli] adv [happen] → de manière inattendue; [arrive] → à l'improviste
They arrived unexpectedly → Ils sont arrivés à l'improviste.
unexpectedly long → d'une longueur inattendue
unexpectedly strong → d'une force inattendue
to be unexpectedly delayed → accuser un retard imprévu

unexpectedly
advunerwartet; arrive, happen alsoplötzlich, unvorhergesehen; but then, unexpectedlyaber dann, wie aus heiterem Himmel, …

unexpectedly [ˌʌnɪksˈpɛktɪdlɪ] adv (happen) → inaspettatamente; (die) → improvvisamente, inaspettatamente; (arrive) → senza preavviso
unexpectedly [ˌʌnɪksˈpɛktɪdlɪ] adv (happen) → inaspettatamente; (die) → improvvisamente, inaspettatamente; (arrive) → senza preavviso

unexpectedly على نحو غير متوقع nečekaně uventet unerwartet απροσδόκητα de improviso odottamatta étonnamment neočekivano improvvisamente 思いがけなく 뜻밖에 onverwacht uventet niespodziewanie inesperadamente неожиданно oväntat อย่างไม่คาดคิดมาก่อน umulmadık bir şekilde bất ngờ 出乎意料地


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A BIRDCATCHER was about to sit down to a dinner of herbs when a friend unexpectedly came in.
I came upon him quite suddenly, and no less unexpectedly, upon the rim of the great Sahara Desert.
"They make a great deal of it," replied Margaret, unexpectedly rushing off on a new track.
 
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