adj. Without prior warning; unexpected or unannounced
adj. Not heralded
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adj. without warning or announcement
Word Usage
"* "All politics is local": The old Tip O'Neill adage took a beating for the third straight House election cycle, as a national wave swept out good campaigners and swept in unheralded and underfunded candidates."