- 1in an unhappy way He sighed unhappily. “I made a big mistake,” she said unhappily.
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- 2used to say that a particular situation or fact makes you sad or disappointed synonym unfortunately Unhappily, such good luck is rare. His wife, unhappily, died five years ago. opposite happily
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