unexpectedly adv 1: in a way that was not expected; "her brother showed up at the wedding out of the blue" [syn: {unexpectedly}, {out of the blue}] 2: without advance planning; "they met accidentally" [syn: {by chance}, {accidentally}, {circumstantially}, {unexpectedly}] [ant: {advisedly}, {by choice}, {by design}, {deliberately}, {designedly}, {intentionally}, {on purpose}, {purposely}]
Unexpected \Un`ex*pect"ed\, a. Not expected; coming without warning; sudden. -- {Un`ex*pect"ed*ly}, adv. -- {Un`ex*pect"ed*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]