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Unhappily definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

UNHAP'PILY, adv. Unfortunately; miserably; calamitously.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adv
1: in an unpleasant way; "they were unhappily married" [ant: blithely, gayly, happily, jubilantly, merrily, mirthfully]
2: in an unfortunate way; "sadly he died before he could see his grandchild" [syn: sadly, unhappily] [ant: happily]

Merriam Webster's

adverb Date: 14th century 1. unfortunately 2 <unhappily, medicine has not yet found a cure — Diana Trilling> 2. in an unhappy manner ; without pleasure <practiced law unhappily for a few years>

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

You use unhappily to introduce or refer to a statement when you consider it is sad and wish that it was different. On May 23rd, unhappily, the little boy died... Unhappily for Berkowitz, he never got a penny. = unfortunately ADV: ADV with cl

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

ad. 1. Unfortunately, unluckily. 2. Miserably, wretchedly, calamitously.