Unhappily

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Unhappy \Un*hap"py\, a.
     1. Not happy or fortunate; unfortunate; unlucky; as, affairs
        have taken an unhappy turn.
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     2. In a degree miserable or wretched; not happy; sad;


        sorrowful; as, children render their parents unhappy by
        misconduct.
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     3. Marked by infelicity; evil; calamitous; as, an unhappy
        day. "The unhappy morn." --Milton.
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     4. Mischievous; wanton; wicked. [Obs.] --Shak.
        [1913 Webster] -- {Un*hap"pi*ly}, adv. --
        {Un*hap"pi*ness}, n.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  unhappily
       adv 1: in an unpleasant way; "they were unhappily married" [ant: {happily}]
       2: in an unfortunate way; "sadly he died before he could see
          his grandchild" [syn: {sadly}] [ant: {happily}]