Hypertext Webster Gateway: "unfortunately"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Unfortunate \Un*for"tu*nate\, a.
Not fortunate; unsuccessful; not prosperous; unlucky;
attended with misfortune; unhappy; as, an unfortunate
adventure; an unfortunate man; an unfortunate commander;
unfortunate business. -- n. An unfortunate person. --Hood. --
{Un*for"tu*nate*ly}, adv. -- {Un*for"tu*nate*ness}, n.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
unfortunately
adv : by bad luck; "unfortunately it rained all day"; "alas, I
cannot stay" [syn: {unluckily}, {regrettably}, {alas}]
[ant: {fortunately}, {fortunately}]
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