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unfortunately |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Unfortunate \Un*for"tu*nate\, a. Not fortunate; unsuccessful; not prosperous; unlucky; attended with misfortune; unhappy; as an unfortunate adventure; an unfortunate man; an unfortunate commander; unfortunate business. -- n. An unfortunate person. --Hood. -- {Un*for"tu*nate*ly}, adv -- {Un*for"tu*nate*ness}, n. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: unfortunately adv : by bad luck; "unfortunately it rained all day"; "alas, I cannot stay" [syn: {unluckily}, {regrettably}, {alas}] [ant: {fortunately}, {fortunately}]
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