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un·ex·pected (-ek spek′tid)
adjective
Related Forms:
- unexpectedly un′·ex·pect′·edly adverb
- unexpectedness un′·ex·pect′·ed·ness noun
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
unexpected
modif.
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Preposition: of
- place: And we begin to see a new way, a resurrection life springing up in the most unexpected of places.
Adjective complement with noun phrase
- discover: As you might have noted by now, it is usual to discover something unexpected when things seem to be becoming a bit routine.
Modifies a noun
- twist: The writing is sharp and the plot full of unexpected twists and turns.
Modifying Another Word
- totally: From there my life took a totally unexpected turn from which, I believe, I will never turn back.
Used with adjective complement
- have: But it has unexpected, unintended and frequently unexamined powers to do other things which could undermine a free state in many ways.
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If you do not expect the unexpected, you will not find it; for it is hard to be sought out, and difficult.
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