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unexpectedly

unex·pec·tedly

US/ʌnɪkˈspɛktɪdli/ fairly common

adverb

1.

in a way that was not expected

  • “her brother showed up at the wedding out of the blue”
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2.

without advance planning

  • “they met accidentally”
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Origin

From unexpected + -ly or un- + expectedly.

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