unfortunately; at a bad time
Used when something happens at an inconvenient or unlucky moment. Often appears in narrative or written contexts. The antonym is 折好く (おりよく), meaning 'fortunately' or 'at a good time'.
Antonyms: 折よく
Unfortunately, it started to rain.
He was out at an unfortunate moment.
fortunately; luckily
Standard kanji spelling for this adverb.
Variant with okurigana り; less common but still encountered.
Compound of 折 (おり, 'time, occasion') + 悪しく (あしく, the adverbial form of 悪し, classical adjective meaning 'bad'). The modern form 悪く is more common, but the classical adverbial form survives in this fixed expression.