† unweeninglyadv.
Scottish. Obsolete.
Unexpectedly.
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the mind > mental capacity > expectation > surprise, unexpectedness > [adverb]
unmindlingOE
unsupposedc1425
unweeninglyc1480
ex improviso1521
unprovidedly1539
unexpectedly1605
unhopedly1611
unimagined1614
inexpectedly1626
startlinglya1645
surprisingly1667
unhoped1667
astonishingly1668
staggeringlya1682
shockingly1741
outrageously1749
funnily1837
shockingly1883
amazingly1928
c1480 (a1400) St. Thomas Apostle 463 in W. M. Metcalfe Legends Saints Sc. Dial. (1896) I. 142 Quhen men venis beste þat þai sal lyfe in lykine.., þan cumys ded vnwenandly.
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