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un|pre|dict|a|bly
un|pre|dict|a|bly «UHN prih DIHK tuh blee», adverb.
in an unpredictable manner: »

Prices fluctuate unpredictably from sale to sale (Punch).


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  • pre|dict´a|bly — pre|dict «prih DIHKT», transitive verb. to announce or tell beforehand; forecast; prophesy: »The weather service predicts rain for tomorrow. SYNONYM(S): foretell, presage. –v.i. to utter prediction; prophesy. ╂[< Latin praedictus <… …   Useful english dictionary

  • pre|dict — «prih DIHKT», transitive verb. to announce or tell beforehand; forecast; prophesy: »The weather service predicts rain for tomorrow. SYNONYM(S): foretell, presage. –v.i. to utter prediction; prophesy. ╂[< Latin praedictus < praedīcere <… …   Useful english dictionary

  • pre — pre·abdomen; pre·acanthella; pre·adamitism; pre·adapt; pre·adaptation; pre·adaptive; pre·admission; pre·adolescence; pre·adult; pre·agonal; pre·am·bu·lar; pre·am·bu·late; pre·amp; pre·amplifier; pre·animism; pre·apprehension; pre·arrange;… …   English syllables

  • bly — ad·vis·a·bly; af·fa·bly; agree·a·bly; al·low·a·bly; am·bly·ce·phal·i·dae; am·bly·chro·mat·ic; am·bly·dac·ty·la; am·bly·om·ma; am·bly·o·pia; am·bly·op·sis; am·bly·o·scope; am·bly·pod; am·bly·rhyn·chus; am·bly·si·pho·nel·la; ame·na·bly; ami·a·bly;… …   English syllables

  • dict — ad·dict·ive; con·tra·dict; con·tra·dict·ed·ness; con·tra·dict·er; dict; in·dict·able; in·dict·ee; in·dict·ment; in·dict·or; pre·dict; pre·dict·abil·i·ty; pre·dict·a·ble; ret·ro·dict; ver·dict; ad·dict; in·dict; in·ter·dict; mal·e·dict;… …   English syllables

  • predict — pre•dict [[t]prɪˈdɪkt[/t]] v. t. 1) to declare or tell in advance; foretell 2) to foretell the future; make a prediction • Etymology: 1540–50; < L praedictus, ptp. of praedīcere to foretell =prae pre +dīcere to say pre•dict′a•ble, adj.… …   From formal English to slang

  • predictable — pre|dict|a|ble [ prı dıktəbl ] adjective * 1. ) if something is predictable, it happens in the way you would expect: Most of the movies we ve reviewed this summer have had one thing in common predictable plots. The results of most of the studies… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • predictably — pre·dict·a·bly …   English syllables

  • a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… …   English syllables

  • unpredictable — un•pre•dict•a•ble [[t]ˌʌn prɪˈdɪk tə bəl[/t]] adj. 1) not predictable; variable, uncertain, or erratic 2) something that is unpredictable • Etymology: 1855–60 un pre•dict a•bil′i•ty, n. un pre•dict′a•bly, adv …   From formal English to slang

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