unfortunately; at a bad time; as ill luck would have it
Used when something happens at an inconvenient or unlucky moment. Often implies bad timing rather than deep tragedy.
Unfortunately, it started to rain.
As ill luck would have it, he was out.
Standard kanji spelling for this adverb.
Variant spelling with kana for the first part.
Less common variant; the okurigana pattern is unusual.
Compound of 折り (opportunity, time) and 悪く (adverbial form of 悪い, bad). Literally 'at a bad time'.