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unhappily

adv
/ʌnˈhæpɪli/

Etymology

From Middle English onhappily, unhappili, unhappily, unhappyly; equivalent to un- + happily or unhappy + -ly.

  1. inherited from onhappily

Definitions

  1. Unfortunately

    Unfortunately; regrettably.

    • Theodore Roosevelt […] added, perhaps unhappily, that he believed the US administration in the Philippines could learn a lot from the Austrian example.

  2. Through evil fate or chance

    Through evil fate or chance; wretchedly.

  3. Without happiness

    Without happiness; sadly.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for unhappily. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA