unfortunately
Use unfortunately to describe an event that is unlucky or bad in some way. Unfortunately, life is full of chances to use this word.
Someone who's fortunate has good luck. Unfortunately is the adverb form of unfortunate — so unfortunately means "unluckily." If someone asks you whether you have to go to work tomorrow when you'd rather go to the beach, you might answer, "Unfortunately." You might also use unfortunately when you give someone bad news, as in "Unfortunately, we cannot accept your dog to obedience class at this time” or “Unfortunately, you have the flu.”
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by bad luck“unfortunately it rained all day”synonyms: alas, regrettably, unluckilyantonyms:fortunatelyby good fortune
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During the Great Depression, a ten-year-old boy hits the road in search of the father he has never known.
Learn these words from the editorial by Anthony Arrigo (Inside: Level A, Unit 7). Here are our links to the selections of "Star Power": Sky Bear, A Universe of Stars, The Astronomer, Not-So-Starry Nights, Preserving the Rural Environment, Going to the Moon Here are our links to the units of Level A: Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 3, Unit 4, Unit 5, Unit 6, Unit 7, Unit 8 Here are our links to the Inside books: Level A, Level B, Level C Here is our link to a list of academic vocabulary for Inside: Academic Vocabulary