Hypertext Webster Gateway: "unexpected"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Unexpected \Un`ex*pect"ed\, a.
Not expected; coming without warning; sudden. --
{Un`ex*pect"ed*ly}, adv. -- {Un`ex*pect"ed*ness}, n.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
unexpected
adj 1: not expected or anticipated; "unexpected guests";
"unexpected news" [ant: {expected}]
2: not foreseen; "unsuspected difficulties arose"; "unsuspected
turnings in the road"
3: made necessary by an unexpected situation or emergency; "a
forced landing" [syn: {forced}]
4: causing surprise or amazement by not being expected; "the
curtains opened to reveal a completely unexpected scene"
5: not planned; "an unexpected pregnancy"
6: happening or coming quickly and without warning; "a sudden
unexpected development" [syn: {unforeseen}]
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