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单词 unhappily
释义

unhappily

adverb

un·​hap·​pi·​ly ˌən-ˈha-pə-lē How to pronounce unhappily (audio)
1
: 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
  • hard
  • hardly
  • inconsolably
  • lugubriously
  • mournfully
  • painfully
  • plaintively
  • regretfully
  • resentfully
  • ruefully
  • sadly
  • sorely
  • sorrowfully
  • wailfully
  • woefully
  • wretchedly
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Example Sentences

They were unhappily married for two years. an unhappily married couple being counseled by a professional
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Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

unhappily

adverb

as in bitterly
with feelings of bitterness or grief an unhappily married couple being counseled by a professional

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • bitterly
  • sorrowfully
  • sadly
  • mournfully
  • painfully
  • regretfully
  • resentfully
  • dolefully
  • ruefully
  • woefully
  • wretchedly
  • lugubriously
  • hard
  • grievously
  • sharply
  • harshly
  • dolorously
  • plaintively
  • sorely
  • severely
  • agonizingly
  • inconsolably
  • dispiritedly
  • despairingly
  • cheerlessly
  • dejectedly
  • sullenly
  • glumly
  • wailfully
  • distressfully
  • disconsolately
  • miserably
  • despondently
  • forlornly
  • morosely
  • hardly
  • abjectly
  • dismally
  • joylessly
  • drearily
  • pessimistically
  • dourly
  • gloomily
  • somberly
  • darkly
  • distressingly
  • cruelly
  • acutely
  • keenly
  • mirthlessly
  • downheartedly
  • ill
  • poignantly
  • blackly
  • hurtfully
  • rancorously
  • crestfallenly
  • low-spiritedly
  • piercingly

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • happily
  • blissfully
  • joyfully
  • joyously
  • cheerfully
  • gladly
  • merrily
  • delightedly
  • gleefully
  • gaily
  • cheerily
  • gayly
  • mirthfully
  • indifferently
  • sunnily
  • unconcernedly
  • lightheartedly
  • blithely
  • rejoicingly
  • easily
  • casually
  • calmly
  • stoically
  • lightly
  • impassively
  • nonchalantly
  • dispassionately
  • well
  • good-naturedly
  • favorably
  • blithesomely
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