unhappily
15
1.3
- adverb
- /ʌnˈhæpɪli/
:
tristemente
- "The kid got to his feet, took Penelope by the hand, and walked unhappily into the cool night air.
- unhappily married
This might be an overstatement, Bagini says, but it is unhappily close to the truth.
- This might be an overstatement, Bagini says, but it is unhappily close to the truth.
- And that hasn't served much purpose for the poor Palestinians who just exist unhappily in their, in their somewhat degraded state.
- Or but it's a it's a hot chick who's unhappily married, usually just some older guy who's mean to her and she wants to fucking kill him.
- There's all this massive emotional energy just just spreading outwards and, and, and, and some of it ends terribly unhappily.
Examples
-
And as George watched her go, he thought unhappily of what was happening to his sister in California.
Fiction book (1990) -
"As the crowd murmured unhappily, Larissa felt a chill creep through her."
Fiction book (1992) -
But Ed looks down unhappily to where the kids are sitting.
Fiction book (1996) -
But, you know, generally consistent result is that women tend to be more unhappily married than men.
-
"We thought that I'd be able to get to the airport," my father explained unhappily.
Fiction book (1997) -
Harry moves to the window, unhappily watching as Joan gets into the Mercedes and drives off.
Fiction book (1992) -
Maguire slumped unhappily into a chair while Greer Dawson walked primly to the front of the room.
Fiction book (1993) -
Some days after Dunwin's departure in pursuit of Bernice, Odo looked unhappily around his home and sighed loudly.
Fiction book (1993) -
Sophie is unhappily married to a conservative lawyer named Otto, feeling trapped in her situation.
-
Many reservists are unhappily serving longer than expected, struggling with the demands of their duty.
Synonyms
∞
2.9
Shows that something is sad or unlucky
291
1.0
To show that something is unfortunate or disappointing
51
2.2
In a way that shows great unhappiness or pain
35
4.6
Saying that something is sad or disappointing
13
3.8
Saying something while feeling sorry, often when you tell bad news
6
5.8
In a sad, quiet way that shows someone is unhappy
3
4.8
In a gloomy way that makes people feel sad or hopeless
2
6.8
In a very sad and unhappy way
2
6.5
In a sad, disappointed way
1
4.6
In a sad way that shows a person is sorry
1
8.5
In a very sad way that shows no comfort or hope
1
7.2
So sad that nothing can comfort them
1
7.3
In a sad, hopeless way that shows you have lost hope
1
2.8
In a way that shows you feel sad because you did not get what you wanted
In a way that shows you are not happy
In a sad, tired way with little energy
In a way that shows no happiness or pleasure
In a way that shows someone is unhappy or not satisfied
Antonyms
How Unhappy
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Unhappily is made of the parts un- meaning 'not', happy meaning 'feeling good', and -ly meaning 'in a ... way'. So unhappily means 'in a not-happy way', which is why we use it to say someone did something sadly or with regret.