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unhappily
unhappily /ʌnˈhæpəli, ʌnˈhæpɪli/ adverb
 Word Family: noun: happinessunhappiness; adverb: happilyunhappily; adjective: happyunhappy
1. in a way that shows you are not happy:
    ‘I’m not sure what to do,’ Seb admitted unhappily.
2. [sentence adverb] old-fashioned used when you are mentioning a fact that you wish were not true
   SYN  unfortunately:
    Unhappily, she was not able to complete the course.