UNEXPECTED
\ˌʌnɛkspˈɛktɪd], \ˌʌnɛkspˈɛktɪd], \ˌʌ_n_ɛ_k_s_p_ˈɛ_k_t_ɪ_d]\
Definitions of UNEXPECTED
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
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not foreseen; "unsuspected difficulties arose"; "unsuspected turnings in the road"
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not expected or anticipated; "unexpected guests"; "unexpected news"
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happening or coming quickly and without warning; "a sudden unexpected development"
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not planned; "an unexpected pregnancy"
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causing surprise or amazement by not being expected; "the curtains opened to reveal a completely unexpected scene"
By Princeton University
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not foreseen; "unsuspected difficulties arose"; "unsuspected turnings in the road"
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not expected or anticipated; "unexpected guests"; "unexpected news"
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happening or coming quickly and without warning; "a sudden unexpected development"
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not planned; "an unexpected pregnancy"
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causing surprise or amazement by not being expected; "the curtains opened to reveal a completely unexpected scene"
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By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
