Meanings
comparative more expectedly · superlative most expectedly
- In an expected way; as expected; predictably.
1 more example
More expectedly (and successfully), the Royal Shakespeare Company offers up a “Richard III” that speaks to contemporary fears of the hatreds that breed fascism, with the eponymous crookback played (by the rising young actor Jonathan Slinger) as a festering skinhead who addresses the audience with the complicity of a caveman comic.
2007 February 18, Ben Brantley, “When Adaptation Is Bold Innovation”, in The New York TimesAntonyms: unexpectedly
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbIn an expected way; as expected; predictably.
Origin
Translations
Hungarian várhatóan
- várhatóanas expected; predictably
Japanese 案の定, 予想通り
- 案の定 (annojo)as expected; predictably
- 予想通り (yosōdōri)as expected; predictably
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