unluckily

unluckily
[[t]ʌnlʌ̱kɪli[/t]]
ADV: ADV with cl, ADV with v, oft ADV for n
You use unluckily as a comment on something bad or unpleasant that happens to someone, in order to suggest sympathy for them or that it was not their fault.

Unluckily for him, the fraud officers were watching this flight too...

Some people unluckily achieve suicide when they only meant to attempt it.

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  • Unluckily — Un*luck i*ly, adv. In an unlucky manner. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • unluckily — adverb Date: 1530 unfortunately < unluckily, it has a nasty way of turning to rain Ambrose Bierce > < his ascent being unluckily a little out of the perpendicular T. L. Peacock > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • unluckily — unlucky ► ADJECTIVE (unluckier, unluckiest) ▪ having, bringing, or resulting from bad luck. DERIVATIVES unluckily adverb …   English terms dictionary

  • unluckily — See unlucky. * * * …   Universalium

  • unluckily — adverb Without luck; unfortunately Syn: unfortunately Ant: luckily, fortunately …   Wiktionary

  • unluckily — adv. unfortunately, lucklessly, haplessly …   English contemporary dictionary

  • unluckily — ad. Unfortunately, as ill luck would have it, in an evil hour …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • unluckily — un·luckily …   English syllables

  • unluckily — See: unlucky …   English dictionary

  • unluckily — adverb by bad luck (Freq. 1) unfortunately it rained all day alas, I cannot stay • Syn: ↑unfortunately, ↑regrettably, ↑alas • Ant: ↑luckily, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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