Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unforeseenly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-fore-seen-ly
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a manner that was not foreseen; unexpectedly.

Example Sentences

"In late 1970, Labour assumed the shadow posts, having lost badly (and unforeseenly) in the summer General Election."

Etymology

From unforeseen + -ly.

Questions

What does unforeseenly mean?: In a manner that was not foreseen; unexpectedly.
Where does unforeseenly come from?: From unforeseen + -ly.

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