unpredictable
AdjektivSubstantivhäufig in Dialogen
Unable to be predicted.
Adjektiv
- 1
Unable to be predicted.
It has, therefore, always been a major problem for South African railways to cater adequately for this unpredictable city; three stations have had to be built on the present site during the last fifty years.
Sharks are not unpredictable; for the most part, they do exactly what an apex predator is expected to do.
Herkunft
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English predict Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlomder. Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English predictable English unpredictable From un- + predictable.
Substantiv
- 1
An unpredictable thing.
Other unpredictables, like the recent unexpected blizzards and those of 2 years ago, or a hurricane can cost us many thousands of dollars, and have a severe impact on equipment and facilities.
Formen
- Plural
- unpredictables
- Komparativ
- more unpredictable
- Superlativ
- most unpredictable