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un·pre·dict·a·ble
(ŭn′prĭ-dĭk′tə-bəl)adj.
Difficult to foretell or foresee: unpredictable test results; unpredictable behavior.
n.
Something difficult or impossible to foretell or foresee.
un′pre·dict′a·bil′i·ty n.
un′pre·dict′a·bly adv.
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unpredictable
(ˌʌnprɪˈdɪktəbəl)adj
not capable of being predicted; changeable
ˌunpreˌdictaˈbility, ˌunpreˈdictableness n
ˌunpreˈdictably adv
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un•pre•dict•a•ble
(ˌʌn prɪˈdɪk tə bəl)adj.
1. not predictable; variable, uncertain, or erratic.
n. 2. something that is unpredictable.
[1855–60]
un`pre•dict`a•bil′i•ty, n.
un`pre•dict′a•bly, adv.
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| Adj. | 1. | unpredictable - not capable of being foretold uncertain - not certain to occur; not inevitable; "everything is uncertain about the army"; "the issue is uncertain" predictable - capable of being foretold |
| 2. |  unpredictable - unknown in advance; "an unpredictable (or indeterminable) future"indeterminable, undeterminable - not capable of being definitely decided or ascertained | |
| 3. | unpredictable - not occurring at expected times sporadic - recurring in scattered and irregular or unpredictable instances; "a city subjected to sporadic bombing raids" |
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unpredictable
adjective extraordinary, erratic, changeable, variable, chance, random, doubtful, unstable, unreliable, fickle, hit-and-miss (informal), iffy (informal), hit-or-miss (informal), unforeseeable, inconstant, fluky (informal) Britain's notoriously unpredictable weather
reliable, predictable, unchanging, certain, stable, constant, steady, foreseeable, dependable
reliable, predictable, unchanging, certain, stable, constant, steady, foreseeable, dependable
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unpredictable
adjectiveFollowing no predictable pattern:
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Translations
nepředvídatelný
uforudsigelig
arvaamatonennalta arvaamatonennustamaton
בלתי צפוי
nepredvidljiv
予測できない
예측할 수 없는
oförutsägbar
ไม่สามารถคาดการณ์ได้
không thể đoán trước
unpredictable
[ˈʌnprɪˈdɪktəbl] ADJ [event] → imprevisible; [situation] → impredecible, incierto; [weather] → variable; [person] → caprichoso, de reacción imprevisibleCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
unpredictable
adj → unvorhersehbar; result → nicht vorherzusagen pred, → nicht vorherzusagend attr; behaviour, person, weather, nature → unberechenbar
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Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
unpredictable
→ لا يـُمْكِنُ التَنَبُّؤُ بِه nepředvídatelný uforudsigelig unvorhersehbar απρόβλεπτος imprevisible arvaamaton imprévisible nepredvidljiv imprevedibile 予測できない 예측할 수 없는 onvoorspelbaar uforutsigbar nieprzewidywalny imprevisível непредсказуемый oförutsägbar ไม่สามารถคาดการณ์ได้ ne yapacağı belli olmayan không thể đoán trước 不可预测的Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009