unlooked-for

[ uhn-lookt-fawr ]

adjective

1. not expected, anticipated, or foreseen:

   They were confronted with an unlooked-for situation.

unlooked-for

/ ˌʌnˈlʊktfɔː /

adjective

1. unexpected; unforeseen

Word History and Origins

Origin of unlooked-for¹

1525–35; from phrase look for; un- ¹, -ed ²

Related Words

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