unlooked-foradjective [ before noun ]
uk/ʌnˈlʊkt.fɔːr/us/ʌnˈlʊkt.fɔːr/not expected:
unlooked-for joy
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Not expected or planned
- ad hoc
- ad hocism
- ad hockery
- ad lib
- ad-lib
- adventitious
- against (all) the odds/against all odds idiom
- explosive
- involuntary
- it's just one of those things idiom
- just like that idiom
- make sth up as you go along idiom
- muddle
- rude
- spur
- summary
- unawares
- undreamed of
- unexpected
- unforeseen
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