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unhoped-for
[ uhn-hohpt-fawr ]
/ ʌnˈhoʊptˌfɔr /
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adjective
unexpected; unanticipated: an unhoped-for piece of good luck.
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British Dictionary definitions for unhoped-for
unhoped-for
/ (ˌʌnˈhəʊptfɔː) /
adjective
(esp of something pleasant) not anticipated; unexpected
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