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View definitions for unfortunately

unfortunately

adverb as in unluckily

adverb as in inappropriately

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Unfortunately, this is more about protecting the legacy of a ‘great man.’

I wish I could be writing to you under better circumstances, but unfortunately those avenues have closed up.

Unfortunately, the underground tunnels that were used to transport booze and, if necessary, escaping patrons, are off-limits.

Unfortunately, the most confused Ebola alarmists had millions of followers: Sean Hannity and Ann Coulter.

Unfortunately, that means suppressing fire or cutting down all the pretty uninfected trees can cause mistletoe outbreaks.

This was my sincere endeavor, in those many discourses I had with that monarch, although it unfortunately failed of success.

My memory is well stored, but unfortunately I have never kept a diary or commonplace book of any kind.

To drop on one knee and level his piece was the work of an instant, but unfortunately he snapped a dry twig in doing so.

Unfortunately Massna's record was not such as to inspire confidence in the purity of his intentions.

Unfortunately, I had studied so little at that time, that I don't feel as if I were competent to judge him.

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On this page you'll find 28 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to unfortunately, such as: sadly, regrettably, disastrously, dismally, grievously, and horribly.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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