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unlooked-for - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'unlooked-for' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Unlooked-for [ a.]
- Not looked for; unexpected; as, an unlooked-for event.

Meaning of 'unlooked-for' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . unlooked-for [ s]
Meaning (1):
- not anticipated
Example in sentence:
  • a virtue unlooked-for in people so full of energy;
  • like a bolt out of the blue;
  • unanticipated and disconcerting lines of development;
  • unforeseen circumstances;
  • unseen problems

Nearby Words:

unlabored unlace unlade unlaid unland unlap unlash unlatch unlatched unlatching

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