unexpectedly
advUS /ʌnɪkˈspɛktɪdli/
Etymology From unexpected + -ly or un- + expectedly.
1
In an unexpected manner.
- Near-synonyms: against expectations, against all odds, surprisingly
- […] she was startled by unexpectedly meeting her husband, who was coming to seek her.1863, George Eliot, chapter XVI, in Romola, volume II, book II, page 186:
3 more examples
- Other evidence of former ownerships such as notice-boards, number plates, and makers' plates, are often discovered unexpectedly.1952 February 23, H. C. Casserley, “Permanent Wayfarings”, in Railway Magazine, page 77:
- The maw-worm could emerge unexpectedly from any orifice, including, most alarmingly, the corner of people's eyes.1999, Robert Lacey, Danny Danziger, The Year 1000: What life was like at the turn of The First Millennium, London: Abacus, published 2000, page 121:
- Texas House Democrats’ historic quorum break unexpectedly ended Thursday evening when at least three new Democrats returned to the floor, paving the way for state Republicans to pass restrictive voting legislation.2021 August 19, Dianne Gallagher, “Texas Democrats’ effort to freeze voting bill ends”, in CNN: