adverb
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: 折好く
折悪しく雨が降り出した。
Unfortunately, it started to rain.
折悪しく彼は不在だった。
He was out at an unfortunate moment.
Antonym meaning 'fortunately' or 'at a good time'. While 折悪しく expresses bad timing, 折好く expresses good timing.
More common and versatile word for 'unfortunately'. 折悪しく is more literary and specifically emphasizes bad timing.
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.