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unglücklicherweise

unfortunately, unluckily

adverb OON-gluek-li-kher-VY-zeh Rare
Communication Expressions

Usage Note

Unglücklicherweise is the negative counterpart of glücklicherweise; less frequent than leider in casual speech but standard in written German when the speaker wants to signal bad luck specifically.

Examples

"Unglücklicherweise kam er zu spät an."

Natural Translation

Unfortunately, he arrived too late.

Literal Translation

Unluckily arrived he too late.

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