unhoped-for

[ uhn-hohpt-fawr ]

/ ʌnˈhoʊptˌfɔr /

unexpected; unanticipated: an unhoped-for piece of good luck.

Origin of unhoped-for

1590–1600; from the phrase hope for; see un-¹, -ed²

unhitch, unholy, unhood, unhook, unhoped, unhoped-for, unhorse, unhouse, unhouseled, unhuman, unhurried

It is this conviction which has nerved men to face insuperable difficulties, and achieve impossible and unhoped-for ends.

The Expositor's Bible |F. W. Farrar
At this name, uttered in so thrilling a tone, the youth started and tottered, as if overcome by an unhoped-for happiness.

File No. 113 |Emile Gaboriau
True, her marriage had, probably, made possible her younger sister's exceptional and unhoped-for match.

The Genius |Margaret Horton Potter
But she was there, and her unhoped-for presence was to the young man, even under the circumstances, an infinite consolation.

Cosmopolis, Complete |Paul Bourget

Thou receivedst from us an unhoped-for benefit, and we, in return, an unmerited wrong.

History Of Florence And Of The Affairs Of Italy |Niccolo Machiavelli

unhoped-for

/ (ˌʌnˈhəʊptfɔː) /

(esp of something pleasant) not anticipated; unexpected