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expectedly

expectedly

3.8
In a way that shows someone is waiting or hoping for something
  • adverb
  • /ɪkˈspɛktɪdli/
translation icon : expectativamente
  • She arrived expectedly at the meeting.

Examples

  • The children waited expectedly by the door for their father to return home.

  • She glanced expectedly at her boss, hoping for some good news about the project.

  • He smiled expectedly as the waiter approached with the dessert menu.

  • He smiled expectedly after hearing the news.

  • The team played expectedly well against their rivals, given their strong training regimen.

  • The weather turned rainy as expectedly forecasted, so we brought our umbrellas.

  • She arrived at the meeting expectedly late, knowing traffic would be a problem.

Synonyms

eagerly
vsexpectedly
67 1.3

In a way that shows strong interest and excitement about something

is more neutral waiting without strong enthusiasm
impatiently
vsexpectedly
26 3.2

Showing that you are annoyed because you cannot wait

is neutral anticipation rather than annoyed or unwilling to wait
expectantly
vsexpectedly
12 4.4

Waiting eagerly for something to happen

is calmer, showing simple anticipation without eager emotion
proleptically
vsexpectedly
  • Literature
9.9

By mentioning something before it happens

is simple waiting for something to happen, not a rhetorical device
prefiguratively
vsexpectedly
  • Literature
9.1

In a way that hints at something that will happen later

is direct personal waiting, not symbolic or foreshadowing

How Expectant

anxiously
43 3.2
eagerly
67 1.3
expectedly
3.8
patiently
75 1.9

Surface Forms

expectedly positive

Morphology

expectedly = expected (opaque) = expect + ed + ly

Although morphologically regular, the given sense ('showing someone is waiting or anticipating') more closely matches 'expectantly', so the meaning is not predictable from the morphology.

Etymology

Expectedly comes from the verb expect, built from ex- 'out' and spect 'look'. It originally meant 'look out for' or 'wait', so if someone behaves expectedly they show they are waiting or hoping for something.