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unexpected |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Unexpected \Un`ex*pect"ed\, a. Not expected; coming without warning; sudden. -- {Un`ex*pect"ed*ly}, adv -- {Un`ex*pect"ed*ness}, n. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: unexpected adj 1: not expected or anticipated; "unexpected guests"; "unexpected news" [ant: {expected}] 2: not foreseen; "unsuspected difficulties arose"; "unsuspected turnings in the road" 3: made necessary by an unexpected situation or emergency; "a forced landing" [syn: {forced}] 4: causing surprise or amazement by not being expected; "the curtains opened to reveal a completely unexpected scene" 5: not planned; "an unexpected pregnancy" 6: happening or coming quickly and without warning; "a sudden unexpected development" [syn: {unforeseen}]
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