unhoped-for

[ uhn-hohpt-fawr ]

adjective

1. unexpected; unanticipated:

   an unhoped-for piece of good luck.

unhoped-for

/ ˌʌnˈhəʊptfɔː /

adjective

1. (esp of something pleasant) not anticipated; unexpected

Word History and Origins

Origin of unhoped-for¹

1590–1600; from the phrase hope for; un- ¹, -ed ²

Example Sentences

Both ladies evidently enjoyed the unhoped-for but well-deserved rest.

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Stover slapped his foot on first base with the joy of unhoped-for victory.

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At this name, uttered in so thrilling a tone, the youth started and tottered, as if overcome by an unhoped-for happiness.

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Had it not been advancement, progress, unhoped-for good fortune, that made him a member of that learned corporation?

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And, by some unhoped-for good fortune, all this has only raised me in her eyes.

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