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unlooked-for

[ uhn-loo kt-fawr ]

/ ʌnˈlʊktˌfɔr /

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adjective

not expected, anticipated, or foreseen: They were confronted with an unlooked-for situation.

Origin of unlooked-for

1525–35; from phrase look for; see un-¹, -ed²

Words nearby unlooked-for

unload, unloanable, unlock, unlocked, unlooked, unlooked-for, unloose, unloosen, unlovable, unloved, unlovely

Example sentences from the Web for unlooked-for

In the midst of all this unlooked-for success, Avisseau had ever maintained the modest dignity of his character.

Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol IV. No. XX. January, 1852. |Various
They found that it possessed an unlooked-for advantage in its quick absorption of printing-ink.

How To Write Special Feature Articles |Willard Grosvenor Bleyer
It came suddenly and in an unlooked-for hour, the great question of questions to her as to every woman.

The Golden Dog |William Kirby
A lame peasant was the only inhabitant they could discover; but even this was an unlooked-for piece of good fortune.

The Two Great Retreats of History |George Grote

But the dead sheep, look you, was of an unlooked-for plumpness, and breakfast must be partaken of sooner or later.

The Pursuit |Frank (Frank Mackenzie) Savile

British Dictionary definitions for unlooked-for

unlooked-for

/ (ˌʌnˈlʊktfɔː) /

adjective

unexpected; unforeseen