— unhappily , adv. — unhappiness , n.
/un hap"ee/ , adj., unhappier, unhappiest .
1. sad; miserable; wretched: Why is she so unhappy?
2. unfortunate; unlucky: an unhappy incident.
3. unfavorable; inauspicious: an unhappy omen.
4. infelicitous; unsuitable: an unhappy choice of words.
5. Archaic. causing trouble; reprehensible; troublesome.
[ 1250-1300; ME: causing misfortune, objectionable; see UN- 1 , HAPPY ]
Syn. 1. sorrowful, downcast, cheerless, distressed. 2. hapless. 3. unpropitious. 4. inappropriate, inapt.