unhappily

Meanings

Adverb

in an unpleasant way
- "they were unhappily married"
in an unfortunate way

Adv

Unfortunately; regrettably.
Through evil fate or chance; wretchedly.
Without happiness; sadly.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English onhappily, unhappili, unhappily, unhappyly; equivalent to un- + happily or unhappy + -ly.

Synonyms

sadly

Antonyms

happily

Scrabble Score: 19

unhappily is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
unhappily is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
unhappily is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 22

unhappily is a valid Words With Friends word