unhappily
Collocations
2VERB + UNHAPPILY
added, leaving
ADV.
angrily, perhaps
Definitions
adv
Unfortunately; regrettably.
The line to Dunières consists of a series of breakneck descents almost invariably ended by a violent curve and followed immediately by a panting climb, on which the engine barked thunderously but failed unhappily to maintain its booked speed of 13 m.p.h.
Theodore Roosevelt […] added, perhaps unhappily, that he believed the US administration in the Philippines could learn a lot from the Austrian example.
Through evil fate or chance; wretchedly.
Without happiness; sadly.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
adverb — in an unfortunate way
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
4The line to Dunières consists of a series of breakneck descents almost invariably ended by a violent curve and followed immediately by a panting climb, on which the engine barked thunderously but fail
WiktionaryTheodore Roosevelt […] added, perhaps unhappily, that he believed the US administration in the Philippines could learn a lot from the Austrian example.
WiktionaryYou doubtless mean well; but your ideas are unhappily mistaken.
Tatoeba · #7563906Due to differing opinions between the two, they argued angrily, before leaving unhappily.
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