unfortunately
English
Etymology
unfortunate + -ly
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ʌnˈfɔːtjʊnətli/, /ʌnˈfɔːt͡ʃənətli/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ʌnˈfɔɹt͡ʃənɪtli/
- Hyphenation: for‧tu‧nate‧ly
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Adverb
unfortunately (comparative more unfortunately, superlative most unfortunately)
- Happening through bad luck, or because of some unfortunate event.
- 1945 August 17, George Orwell [pseudonym; Eric Arthur Blair], chapter 1, in Animal Farm: A Fairy Story, London: Secker & Warburg, OCLC 3655473:
- Unfortunately, the uproar awoke Mr. Jones, who sprang out of bed, making sure that there was a fox in the yard.
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Synonyms
- (through bad luck): regrettably, unluckily, sadly, sad to say
Antonyms
- (through bad luck): fortunately, luckily
Translations
happening through bad luck
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