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- DictionaryUn·hap·pi·ly/ˌənˈhapəlē/
adverb
- 1. in an unhappy manner.
: unfortunately sense 1. unhappily, medicine has not yet found a cure Diana Trilling. 2. : in an unhappy manner : without pleasure. practiced law unhappily for a few years. Synonyms. agonizingly. bitterly. dolefully. dolorously. grievously. hardly. inconsolably. lugubriously. mournfully. painfully. plaintively. regretfully. resentfully. ruefully.
in a way that shows or involves sadness: They had been unhappily married for years. The story ends unhappily. See. unhappy. Fewer examples. "He's not coming home ," she said unhappily. She realized unhappily that he had never really loved her. The doctor frowned unhappily.
You use unhappily to introduce or refer to a statement when you consider it is sad and wish that it was different. On May 23rd, unhappily, the boy died. American English : unhappily / ʌnˈhæpɪli /
in an unfortunate way. synonyms: sadly. see more. adverb. in an unpleasant way. “they were unhappily married”. see more.
used to say that a particular situation or fact makes you sad or disappointed synonym unfortunately. Unhappily, such good luck is rare. His wife, unhappily, died five years ago. opposite happily. See unhappily in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: unhappily.
Jun 15, 2024 · You use unhappily to introduce or refer to a statement when you consider it to be sad and wish that it were different. On May 23rd, unhappily, the little boy died. Unhappily the facts do not wholly bear out the theory.
1. Not happy or joyful; sad or sorrowful: unhappy over his friend's departure. 2. Not satisfied; displeased or discontented: unhappy with her raise. 3. Not attended by or bringing good fortune; unlucky: an unhappy development. 4. Not suitable; inappropriate: an unhappy choice of words. un·hap′pi·ly adv.
unhappily meaning, definition, what is unhappily: in a way that shows you are not happy: Learn more.
adverb. Unfortunately; regrettably. Wiktionary. Through evil fate or chance; wretchedly. Wiktionary. Without happiness; sadly. Wiktionary. Synonyms: sadly. Antonyms: happily. Origin of Unhappily. From unhappy + -ly. From Wiktionary. Unhappily Sentence Examples. He had none, but looked so unhappily and greedily at the others while they were eating!
1. sorrowful, downcast, cheerless, distressed. 2. hapless. 3. unpropitious.
