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[ uhn-fawr-chuh-nit-lee ] / ʌnˈfɔr tʃə nɪt li / SEE SYNONYMS FOR unfortunately ON THESAURUS.COM
adverbit is unfortunate that: Unfortunately, our flight was delayed for several hours. Origin of unfortunatelyFirst recorded in 1540–50; unfortunate + -ly Words nearby unfortunatelyunforgiving, unformatted, unformed, unforthcoming, unfortunate, unfortunately, unfounded, unfranked income, unfreeze, unfrequented, unfriend Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for unfortunatelyUnfortunately, this is more about protecting the legacy of a ‘great man.’ Phylicia Rashad and the Cult of Cosby Truthers|Stereo Williams|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST I wish I could be writing to you under better circumstances, but unfortunately those avenues have closed up. Dear Leelah, We Will Fight On For You: A Letter to a Dead Trans Teen|Parker Molloy|January 1, 2015|DAILY BEAST Unfortunately, the underground tunnels that were used to transport booze and, if necessary, escaping patrons, are off-limits. The Bars That Made America Great|Nina Strochlic|December 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST Unfortunately, the most confused Ebola alarmists had millions of followers: Sean Hannity and Ann Coulter. 2014: Revenge of the Creationists|Karl W. Giberson|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Unfortunately, that means suppressing fire or cutting down all the pretty uninfected trees can cause mistletoe outbreaks. Mistletoe is the Vampire of Plants|Helen Thompson|December 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST Unfortunately, corn-meal does not lend itself to the preparation of a dry bread having sufficient consistency to require chewing. Health on the Farm|H. F. Harris Unfortunately her first appearance in London had to be postponed for a year owing to the fact of there being no vacancy. Carnival|Compton Mackenzie For a person,” said I, “who most unfortunately has lost his shadow, could you paint a false one? Peter Schlemihl etc.|Adelbert Chamisso Unfortunately for you you didn't quite carry out your infamous butchery completely enough. Men, Women and Guns|H. C. (Herman Cyril) McNeile Unfortunately the brothers of the angle do not argue ingenuously.
British Dictionary definitions for unfortunately
adverb(sentence modifier) it is regrettable that; unluckily Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to unfortunatelysadly, regrettably, miserably, unhappily, disastrously, dismally, grievously, horribly, lamentably, unsuccessfully, awkwardly, ineptly, inopportunely, unsuitably |