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unluckily


un·luck·i·ly

adv \ˌən-ˈlə-kə-lē\

Definition of UNLUCKILY

: unfortunately <unluckily, it has a nasty way of turning to rain — Ambrose Bierce> <his ascent being unluckily a little out of the perpendicular — T. L. Peacock>

Examples of UNLUCKILY

  1. Unluckily for her, it rained that day.

First Known Use of UNLUCKILY

1530

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