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unexpected
/ʌnɪkˈspɛktɪd/
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What does unexpected mean?
adjective
- Not expected, anticipated or foreseen.
More meanings (1)
noun
- (rare) Someone or something unexpected.
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IPA pronunciation
/ʌnɪkˈspɛktɪd/
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It came over him now that the unexpected favors of fortune, no matter how dazzling, do not mean very much to us.
It was unexpected youth, surging up anew after its temporary check, and bringing with it hope, and the invincible instinct towards self-delight.
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The inspector, who is a male person, visits the wards at all unexpected hours, even visiting while the females are in bed.
He had been so hearty with him, and with them all, that I felt a shock in this unexpected and cold reply.
A moment of calm succeeded, and then to the eyes of the spectators, still fixed on the balloon, an unexpected light appeared.