의외로 in Korean

IPA: [ˈɰi(ː)we̞ɾo̞] [SK-Standard, Seoul], [ˈɰi(ː)ø̞ɾo̞] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: uioero [romanization] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From 의외(意外) (uioe, “being unexpected”) + -로 (-ro, adverbial particle). Etymology templates: {{affix|ko|의외(意外)|-로|pos2=adverbial particle|t1=being unexpected}} 의외(意外) (uioe, “being unexpected”) + -로 (-ro, adverbial particle) Head templates: {{ko-adv}} 의외로 • (uioero)

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ko",
        "2": "의외(意外)",
        "3": "-로",
        "pos2": "adverbial particle",
        "t1": "being unexpected"
      },
      "expansion": "의외(意外) (uioe, “being unexpected”) + -로 (-ro, adverbial particle)",
      "name": "affix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From 의외(意外) (uioe, “being unexpected”) + -로 (-ro, adverbial particle).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "uioero",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "의외로 • (uioero)",
      "name": "ko-adv"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Korean",
  "lang_code": "ko",
  "pos": "adv",
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        },
        {
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "unexpectedly, surprisingly"
      ],
      "id": "en-의외로-ko-adv-Xeu~VIA6",
      "links": [
        [
          "unexpectedly",
          "unexpectedly"
        ],
        [
          "surprisingly",
          "surprisingly"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "roman": "tteutbakke",
          "word": "뜻밖에"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈɰi(ː)we̞ɾo̞]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈɰi(ː)ø̞ɾo̞]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "hangeul": "의(ː)웨로"
    },
    {
      "hangeul": "의(ː)외로"
    }
  ],
  "word": "의외로"
}

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{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ko",
        "2": "의외(意外)",
        "3": "-로",
        "pos2": "adverbial particle",
        "t1": "being unexpected"
      },
      "expansion": "의외(意外) (uioe, “being unexpected”) + -로 (-ro, adverbial particle)",
      "name": "affix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From 의외(意外) (uioe, “being unexpected”) + -로 (-ro, adverbial particle).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "uioero",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "의외로 • (uioero)",
      "name": "ko-adv"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Korean",
  "lang_code": "ko",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
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        "Korean adverbs",
        "Korean entries with incorrect language header",
        "Korean lemmas",
        "Korean terms suffixed with -로",
        "Korean terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Korean terms with long vowels in the first syllable",
        "Korean terms with redundant script codes",
        "Korean terms with redundant transliterations",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "unexpectedly, surprisingly"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "unexpectedly",
          "unexpectedly"
        ],
        [
          "surprisingly",
          "surprisingly"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈɰi(ː)we̞ɾo̞]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈɰi(ː)ø̞ɾo̞]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "hangeul": "의(ː)웨로"
    },
    {
      "hangeul": "의(ː)외로"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "tteutbakke",
      "word": "뜻밖에"
    }
  ],
  "word": "의외로"
}

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"의외로" meaning in Korean

Adverb