unpredictable
/ˌʌnpɹɪdˈɪktəbəl/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.68 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
12
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
An unpredictable thing.
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "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."
Etymology
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 *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English predictable English unpredictable From un- + predictable.