unexpectedly

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unexpectedly - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Unexpected \Un`ex*pect"ed\, a.
     Not expected; coming without warning; sudden. --
     Un`ex*pect"ed*ly, adv. -- Un`ex*pect"ed*ness, n.
     [1913 Webster]

unexpectedly - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  unexpectedly
      adv 1: in a way that was not expected; "her brother showed up at
             the wedding out of the blue" [syn: unexpectedly, out  of the blue
             ]
      2: without advance planning; "they met accidentally" [syn: by   chance
         , accidentally, circumstantially, unexpectedly]
         [ant: advisedly, by choice, by design, deliberately,
         designedly, intentionally, on purpose, purposely]