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unhappily

/ənˈhæpɪli/ /ʌnˈhæpɪli/

Meanings
adverb
Unfortunately; regrettably.

Examples :

"The weather forecast was unhappily bad, so the picnic was canceled. "
emotion attitude suffering

Related Words

Illustration regrettably

regrettably adverb

/rɪˈɡrɛtəbli/ /rɪˈɡrɛɾəbli/

In a manner inspiring or deserving regret.

"Regrettably, I forgot my homework at home. "

Illustration through

through noun

/θɹuː/ /θɹu/

A large slab of stone laid in a dry-stone wall from one side to the other; a perpend.

"The dry-stone wall used a large, flat through to support the top stones. "

Illustration because

because adverb

/bɪˈkɒz/ /biˈkɔz/

For the reason (that).

"I went to the park because the weather was nice. "

Illustration happiness

happiness noun

/ˈhæpinəs/

The emotion of being happy; joy.

"Seeing her children laugh brought her a great happiness. "

Illustration vacation

vacation noun

/veɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/ /veɪˈkeɪʃən/

Freedom from some business or activity.

"After a long week of school, my vacation was a welcome freedom from studying. "

Illustration weather

weather noun

/ˈwɛðə/ /ˈwɛðɚ/

The short term state of the atmosphere at a specific time and place, including the temperature, relative humidity, cloud cover, precipitation, wind, etc.

"The weather forecast for today predicts rain and strong winds, so I should bring an umbrella to school. "

Illustration indoors

indoors noun

/ɪnˈdɔːz/ /ɪnˈdɔɹz/

The interior of a building; the space inside buildings generally.

"I prefer the indoors to the outdoors."

Illustration unfortunately

unfortunately adverb

/ʌnˈfɔːtjʊnətli/ /ʌnˈfɔɹt͡ʃənɪtli/

Happening through bad luck, or because of some unfortunate event.

"Unfortunately, the heavy rain prevented the soccer game from taking place. "

Illustration birthday

birthday noun

/ˈbɜːθ.deɪ/ /ˈbɝθˌdeɪ/

The anniversary of the day on which someone is born.

"My sister's birthday is next week, and we're planning a party. "

Illustration canceled

canceled verb

/ˈkænsəld/ /ˈkænsld/

To cross out something with lines etc.

"She canceled the incorrect answer on her test paper with a pen. "

Illustration forecast

forecast noun

/ˈfɔːkɑːst/ /ˈfɔɹkæst/

An estimation of a future condition.

"The weather forecast predicts rain tomorrow. "

Illustration without

without adverb

/wɪθˈʌʊt/ /wɪðˈaʊt/

Outside, externally. This is still used in the names of some civil parishes in England, e.g. St Cuthbert Without.

"The school is located just outside the town, without the main shopping area. "