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Meanings of unexpectedness in English

Extraordinariness by virtue of being unexpected.

      Usage of unexpectedness in English
      1
      The unexpectedness, to use no stronger term, of life in the R.F.C.
      The Mastery of the Air
      2
      The self-detraction seemed delicate, and the unexpectedness of the reply amused her.
      The Philistines
      3
      The unexpectedness of an event accentuates it, be it pleasant or terrible.
      Battle Studies; Ancient and Modern Battle
      4
      Perhaps it was its unexpectedness, or finding it in such a way.
      White Ashes
      5
      Garth must have lost his head at the unexpectedness of the attack.
      The Hermit of Far End
      6
      The very unexpectedness of our adventures gave them all the greater charm.
      The Hilltop Boys on Lost Island
      7
      The unexpectedness with which the glistering spectacle appeared made his heart leap.
      The Letter of the Contract
      8
      The interesting feature of the case was the unexpectedness of Dagworthy's choice.
      A Life's Morning
      9
      The unexpectedness of my attack had, I realised, given me the whip-hand.
      The Quest of the Golden Girl: A Romance
      10
      With an unexpectedness that was startling they had come upon the grave.
      The Hunted Woman
      11
      In its spontaneity, its unexpectedness, its-its colossal impertinence, it was pure Rickman.
      The Divine Fire
      12
      The sheer unexpectedness of it made my hair stir under my cap.
      Heart Of Darkness
      13
      Mary became a Greek slave, or a Billingsgate fishwife, with amusing unexpectedness.
      The Grey Wig: Stories and Novelettes
      14
      Her confusion was surprising, due, probably, to the unexpectedness of Kennedy's query.
      The Film Mystery
      15
      The chief attraction of this gymnastic feat was the unexpectedness of it all.
      The Loom of Youth
      16
      The list promised much agreeable intercourse, but it was wholly lacking in unexpectedness.
      Evelyn Innes
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      Unexpectedness across language varieties
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