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unlooked-for [ˌʌnˈlʊktfɔː] adj
unexpected; unforeseen ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
unlooked-for adjective unexpected, unforeseen, unanticipated, chance, surprise, surprising, out of the blue, fortuitous, undreamed of, unpredicted, unthought-of, unhoped-for This unlooked-for opportunity couldn't be lost. Translations unlooked-for adj → unerwartet, unvorhergesehen; welcome also → unverhofft unlooked-for [ˌʌnˈluktfɔːʳ] adj → inaspettato/a, inatteso/a unlooked-for [ˌʌnˈluktfɔːʳ] adj → inaspettato/a, inatteso/a How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Her unlooked-for achievement was the subject of wonder, applause, and admiration. My first impressions of the gentle, dignified, and yet genial old man were entirely favourable: and the real satisfaction that showed itself on his daughter's face, as she met me with the words "this is indeed an unlooked-for pleasure Kennedy, with his hair blown wildly about his face, looked on without speaking; but the doctor had regained all his daring in the midst of this deadly peril, and not a sign of his emotion was betrayed in his countenance, even when, after a last violent twirl, the Victoria stopped suddenly in the midst of a most unlooked-for calm; the north wind had abruptly got the upper hand, and now drove her back with equal rapidity over the route she had traversed in the morning. |
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