adverb
unluckily; unfortunately
Adverbial form of 運が悪い, used to describe an unfortunate outcome or coincidence. Often appears at the beginning of a sentence.
運悪く、その日は大雨だった。
Unluckily, it was pouring rain that day.
運悪く電車が遅れて、会議
Unfortunately, the train was delayed and I didn't make it to the meeting.
運良く means 'luckily' or 'fortunately', the opposite of 運悪く.
運が悪い is the adjective phrase 'unlucky', while 運悪く is its adverbial form.
Derived from the noun 運 (luck) and the adverbial form of 悪い (bad).