unexpectedly

Words with a similar base: unexpectedly

'unexpectedly'

[unexpectedly.r.01] as in: in a way that was not expected

Examples:
her brother showed up at the wedding out of the blue

'unexpectedly'

[by_chance.r.03] as in: without advance planning

Origins

					unexpectedly (English)
├── -ly (English)
│   ├── -lice (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
│   └── -ly (Middle English (1100-1500))
└── unexpected (English)
    ├── expected (English)
    └── un- (English)
        ├── on- (Middle English (1100-1500))
        │   ├── on- (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
        │   └── ond- (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
        ├── un- (Middle English (1100-1500))
        │   └── un- (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
        └── unus (Latin)
            └── oinos (Latin)

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