What part of speech is unexpectedly?

Unexpectedly can be categorized as an adverb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. unexpectedly is an adverb.

Inflections

Adjective to adverb

What does unexpectedly mean?

Definitions

Adverb

unexpectedly - in a way that was not expected; "her brother showed up at the wedding out of the blue"
unexpectedly - without advance planning; "they met accidentally"

Examples of unexpectedly

#   Sentence  
1. adv. At some point during the year, you could pick up a financial windfall, hear of a great career opportunity, or unexpectedly meet the love of your life.
2. adv. Unexpectedly the weather forecast came true yesterday.
3. adv. Mrs. Young wouldn't mind my dropping in on her unexpectedly.
4. adv. Mrs. Young didn't mind my dropping in on her unexpectedly.
5. adv. When the door slammed unexpectedly, it startled me.
6. adv. The family was shook up when the grandmother died unexpectedly.
7. adv. I unexpectedly met an old friend of mine on the bus yesterday.
8. adv. I met him quite unexpectedly.
9. adv. I was glad that she visited me unexpectedly.
10. adv. Sometimes, father will ask me unexpectedly.
11. adv. A young man barged in unexpectedly.
12. adv. I received his letter unexpectedly.
13. adv. It seems like you're unexpectedly eloquent.
14. adv. One morning, she unexpectedly met him on the street.
15. adv. The army was unexpectedly attacked.
Sentence  
adv.
At some point during the year, you could pick up a financial windfall, hear of a great career opportunity, or unexpectedly meet the love of your life.
Unexpectedly the weather forecast came true yesterday.
Mrs. Young wouldn't mind my dropping in on her unexpectedly.
Mrs. Young didn't mind my dropping in on her unexpectedly.
When the door slammed unexpectedly, it startled me.
The family was shook up when the grandmother died unexpectedly.
I unexpectedly met an old friend of mine on the bus yesterday.
I met him quite unexpectedly.
I was glad that she visited me unexpectedly.
Sometimes, father will ask me unexpectedly.
A young man barged in unexpectedly.
I received his letter unexpectedly.
It seems like you're unexpectedly eloquent.
One morning, she unexpectedly met him on the street.
The army was unexpectedly attacked.

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