UNEXPECTED


Meaning of UNEXPECTED in English

Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.

If an event or someone’s behaviour is ~, it surprises you because you did not think that it was likely to happen.

His death was totally ~...

He made a brief, ~ appearance at the office...

ADJ

~ly

Moss had clamped an ~ly strong grip on his arm...

ADV: ADV adj, ADV with v

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