Antonyms for unhappily


Grammar : Adv
Spell : uhn-hap-ee
Phonetic Transcription : ʌnˈhæp i


Definition of unhappily

Origin :
  • early 14c., from un- (2) + happily (see happy). Cf. Old Norse unheppiliga.
  • adv regrettably
  • adv miserably
Example sentences :
  • Should it be ever so unhappily, will it be prudence to complain or appeal?
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
  • And then unhappily, as I may say, was I at home and present.
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
  • For my part, unhappily, I'm consumed by a desire to learn and know.
  • Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
  • Unhappily, there are too many of your breed in that part already.
  • Extract from : « Micah Clarke » by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • What if the Empire should unhappily have been established without his aid?
  • Extract from : « The Fortune of the Rougons » by Emile Zola
  • You say I know the lady, and am, unhappily, too deeply interested in her—who is she?
  • Extract from : « The Eternal City » by Hall Caine
  • You are aware that your father was unhappily involved in political troubles?
  • Extract from : « The Eternal City » by Hall Caine
  • Unhappily too the doubt comes from scholars, from persons who have tried these methods.
  • Extract from : « Essays, Second Series » by Ralph Waldo Emerson
  • Unhappily, she was in advance of her age in her demonstration of woman's rights.
  • Extract from : « England, Picturesque and Descriptive » by Joel Cook
  • She was thinking abruptly, unhappily, about that chignon she had bought yesterday.
  • Extract from : « Teething Ring » by James Causey

Synonyms for unhappily

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