Unhappily, she was not able to complete the class.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
Being unhappily employed may cost you in the long run far more than your paycheck is worth today.
But first, unhappily, there was the revolution.
It all goes merrily or unhappily along whether you stick around to watch or not.
Picture Marilyn Monroe, unhappily being all things to innumerable men.
Rolling on to her back, she stared unhappily at too many clouds that raced each other across the low sky.
The bad end unhappily, the good unluckily.
Then, unhappily, Mrs. Dennis died on 24 February 1983.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES►unhappily married
(=not in a happy relationship with your husband or wife)· They were behaving like an unhappily married old couple.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSVERB►marry
· Both single people and unhappily married people report poorer health than peo-ple who are happily married or partnered.· Also patron of spousal Separation, and unhappily married men; he is invoked against impotence.· Also patron of cowherds, spousal separation, and unhappily married men.
Word family
WORD FAMILYnounhappiness ≠ unhappinessadjectivehappy ≠ unhappyadverbhappily ≠ unhappily
1in a way that shows you are not happy: ‘I’m not sure what to do,’ Seb admitted unhappily.2[sentence adverb] old-fashioned used when you are mentioning a fact that you wish were not trueSYN unfortunately: Unhappily, she was not able to complete the course.