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unforeseenly

unforeseenly adverb: in a manner that was not foreseen; unexpectedly.

Adverb

unforeseenly (not comparable)

  1. In a manner that was not foreseen; unexpectedly.
    • In late 1970, Labour assumed the shadow posts, having lost badly (and unforeseenly) in the summer General Election.2008, Darl Larsen, Monty Python's Flying Circus, page 276

Origin of unforeseenly

From unforeseen + -ly.

Questions about unforeseenly

What does unforeseenly mean?
Unforeseenly means in a manner that was not foreseen; unexpectedly.
What part of speech is unforeseenly?
Unforeseenly is an adverb.

Words near unforeseenly in the dictionary

  1. unforeseeables
  2. unforeseeably
  3. unforeseeing
  4. unforeseeingly
  5. unforeseen
  6. unforeseenly
  7. unforeseenness
  8. unforeseens
  9. unforeshadowed
  10. unforeshortened
  11. unforesighted

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