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WordBand 5.5–6.5Core (NGSL)

unfortunately

/ʌnˈfɔːtjʊnətli/

adverb

in a way that is to be regretted; unluckily

  • “That's twice as expensive, but unfortunately not twice as good.”Tatoeba
  • “Dear customer, there are unfortunately no appointments available this week.”Tatoeba

Sentences from Tatoeba show real usage. A word can have several meanings, so a sentence may use another one.

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Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)

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