unfortunately
pronunciation
How to pronounce unfortunately in British English:
UK [ʌnˈfɔːtʃənətli]
How to pronounce unfortunately in American English:
US [ʌnˈfɔːrtʃənətli]
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- Adverb:
- by bad luck
Word Origin
- unfortunately (adv.)
- 1540s, "in an unfortunate manner, by ill-fortune," from unfortunate + -ly (2). The original meaning is now rare; the main modern sense of "sad to say, unhappily, unluckily," in parenthetical use, is recorded from 1770s.
Example
- 1. Things unfortunately aren 't so black and white .
- 2. Unfortunately , this is all so much theory .
- 3. Unfortunately , it was all built on a lie .
- 4. Unfortunately the rehabilitation of released prisoners can also be expensive .
- 5. Unfortunately , they inspire many people .