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Unpleasantly Definition & Meaning

unpleasantly
adverb
  1. in an unpleasant manner; "he had been unpleasantly surprised"

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What does unpleasantly mean?
in an unpleasant manner; "he had been unpleasantly surprised"
What part of speech is unpleasantly?
Unpleasantly is an adverb.

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