unfortunately

unfortunate +‎ -ly

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ʌnˈfɔːtjʊnətli/, /ʌnˈfɔːt͡ʃənətli/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ʌnˈfɔɹt͡ʃənɪtli/
• Hyphenation: for‧tu‧nate‧ly

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unfortunately (comparative more unfortunately, superlative most unfortunately)

1. Happening through bad luck, or because of some unfortunate event.
   • 1945 August 17, George Orwell [pseudonym; Eric Arthur Blair], chapter 1, in Animal Farm: A Fairy Story, London: Secker & Warburg, OCLC 3655473:

     Unfortunately, the uproar awoke Mr. Jones, who sprang out of bed, making sure that there was a fox in the yard.

• (through bad luck): regrettably, unluckily, sadly, sad to say

• (through bad luck): fortunately, luckily