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unhappily |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Unhappy \Un*hap"py\, a. 1. Not happy or fortunate; unfortunate; unlucky; as affairs have taken an unhappy turn. 2. In a degree miserable or wretched; not happy; sad; sorrowful; as children render their parents unhappy by misconduct. 3. Marked by infelicity; evil; calamitous; as an unhappy day ``The unhappy morn.'' --Milton. 4. Mischievous; wanton; wicked. [Obs.] --Shak. -- {Un*hap"pi*ly}, adv -- {Un*hap"pi*ness}, n. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: unhappily adv 1: in an unpleasant way "they were unhappily married" [ant: {happily}] 2: in an unfortunate way "sadly he died before he could see his grandchild" [syn: {sadly}] [ant: {happily}]
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