unpredictable

pronunciation

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  • Adjective:
    impossible to foretell
    unknown in advance
    not occurring at expected times

Word Origin

unpredictable (adj.)
1840, from un- (1) "not" + predictable (adj.). Related: Unpredictably; unpredictability.

Example

1. But scientists warn that this volcano is extremely unpredictable .
2. Central banks are in new and uncharted territory , with unpredictable and potentially profound consequences .
3. Politics in south korea is notoriously unpredictable .
4. Offshore wind farms are expensive and their income unpredictable .
5. Fiscal crises are -- ahem -- inherently unpredictable events .

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