Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Difficult to foretell or foresee.
- noun Something difficult or impossible to foretell or foresee.
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- adjective Unable to be
predicted . - noun An unpredictable thing.
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- adjective not occurring at expected times
- adjective not capable of being foretold
- adjective unknown in advance
Etymologies
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Examples
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In the regulated order of the modern state, the unpredictable is the ultimate aesthetic desire.
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In the regulated order of the modern state, the unpredictable is the ultimate aesthetic desire.
Vendler on Armitage: the willingness not to make a point…not to be witty 2009
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He also called McCain "unpredictable," and questioned his knowledge on economic issues.
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First, even in unpredictable environments, political professionals said, campaigns must concentrate on what can be expected and keep the rest of the organization moving forward.
Managing campaign crises Steven E. Levingston 2010
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JALC's Ellis notes, If you look at people's general disposition towards culture and look at the work of Alliance Française or the Goethe Institute, you often find the impression of a country or culture becomes manifesting behavior years after, in unpredictable ways.
Linda Constant: A Different Kind of P2P: The Rhythm Road: American Music Abroad Linda Constant 2010
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Whether it will cause massive die outs and rising ocean levels or just an increase in unpredictable weather is not 100% clear.
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These Barbie-inspired 9-inch hard plastic dolls were designed to fly but lacked reliable controls, thus launching with incredible speed in unpredictable directions.
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With an all-IP 4G broadband network, how voice traffic travels across the network will likely evolve in unpredictable ways.
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JALC's Ellis notes, If you look at people's general disposition towards culture and look at the work of Alliance Française or the Goethe Institute, you often find the impression of a country or culture becomes manifesting behavior years after, in unpredictable ways.
Linda Constant: A Different Kind of P2P: The Rhythm Road: American Music Abroad Linda Constant 2010
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JALC's Ellis notes, If you look at people's general disposition towards culture and look at the work of Alliance Française or the Goethe Institute, you often find the impression of a country or culture becomes manifesting behavior years after, in unpredictable ways.
Linda Constant: A Different Kind of P2P: The Rhythm Road: American Music Abroad Linda Constant 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word unpredictable
"You can't tell what he might do."
- Lord of the Flies
July 26, 2009