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Definition: Unpredictably |
UnpredictablyAdverb1. In an erratic unpredictable manner; "economic changes are proceeding erratically". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Synonym: UnpredictablySynonym: erratically (adv). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Intention | Adverb: randomly, by chance, fortuitously; unpredictably, unforeseeably; casually; unintentionally; Adjective: unwittingly. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Unpredictably |
| English words defined with "unpredictably": capriciously ♦ erratic ♦ fractious, freakishly ♦ nervous ♦ skittish, spooky ♦ temperamental ♦ unpredictability ♦ volatility ♦ witty. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "unpredictably": bit rot. (references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | Events unfold so unpredictably, so unfairly, Human happiness does not seem to be included in the design of creation. (Crimes and Misdemeanors; writing credit: Woody Allen) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | ||
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | Once they have been removed, these tumors have a tendency to return unpredictably. (references) | |
Pain that occurs unpredictably in any body organ or joint, wherever the sickled blood cells block oxygen flow to the tissues. (references) | ||
Economic History | Colombia | The 1991 Constitution provided the judiciary with greater administrative and financial independence from the executive branch, and Colombian courts have tended to behave more independently and unpredictably ever since. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Unpredictably" is generally used as an adverb (general) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Unpredictably" is used about 39 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adverb (general) | 100% | 39 | 55,036 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Language | Translations for "unpredictably"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||
Bulgarian | не така както се очаква, не така както се предполага. (various references) | ||||||||||
Chinese | 变化莫测地. (various references) | ||||||||||
French | imprévisible (unpredictable). (various references) | ||||||||||
German | unvorhersehbar (incalculable, unforeseeable, unpredictable). (various references) | ||||||||||
Korean | 예측 수 없. (various references) | ||||||||||
Pig Latin | edictablyunpray непредсказуемо. (various references) | ||||||||||
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "unpredictably" (pronounced u'nprudi"ktublē) |
| 11 | -p r u d i" k t u b l ē | predictably. |
| 6 | -k t u b l ē | respectably. |
| 5 | -t u b l ē | charitably, comfortably, creditably, equitably, imperceptibly, indisputably, inevitably, irresistibly, notably, profitably, regrettably, suitably, unacceptably, unaccountably, uncomfortably. |
| 4 | -u b l ē | admirably, amiably, amicably, appreciably, arguably, audibly, comparably, conceivably, considerably, credibly, demonstrably, fashionably, favorably, feasibly, flexibly, forcibly, formidably, honorably, horribly, impeccably, implausibly, impossibly, improbably, incomparably, incredibly, indelibly, inexorably, inexplicably, inextricably, inseparably, interchangeably, interminably, intolerably, invariably, irreparably, irresponsibly, irretrievably, irreversibly, irrevocably, justifiably, knowledgeably, measurably, memorably, miserably, noticeably, ostensibly, palpably, passably, peaceably, plausibly, possibly, preferably, presumably, probably, reasonably, recognizably, reliably, remarkably, responsibly, sensibly, terribly, unalterably, unavoidably, unbearably, unbelievably, uncontrollably, undeniably, understandably, unequivocably, unfavorably, unjustifiably, unmistakably, unquestionably, unreasonably, unseasonably, visibly. |
| 3 | -b l ē | ably, assembly, bubbly, doubly, feebly, glibly, humbly, immeasurably, nimbly, nobly, reassembly, subassembly, superbly, trembly. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-b-c-d-e-i-l-n-p-r-t-u-y" | |
-2 letters: predictably. | |
-3 letters: creditably, inculpated, lubricated, prudential, republican. | |
-4 letters: acidulent, antiulcer, blueprint, cabinetry, certainly, credulity, curtailed, curtained, duplicate, endurably, eucalypti, incubated, inculpate, incurable, incurably, interclub, interplay, lubricant, lubricate, painterly, pecuniary, petulancy, predacity, printable, prudently, reducibly, reputably, unclarity, underplay, unplaited, unreality, unridable, untypical. | |
-5 letters: abducent, abruptly, acerbity, adultery, anuretic, apyretic, ardently, articled, auntlier, auricled, bacterin, baculine. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-b-c-d-e-i-l-n-p-r-t-u-y" | |
+3 letters: unpredictability. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)55 6E 70 72 65 64 69 63 74 61 62 6C 79 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)..- -. .--. .-. . -.. .. -.-. - .- -... .-.. -.--. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010101 01101110 01110000 01110010 01100101 01100100 01101001 01100011 01110100 01100001 01100010 01101100 01111001 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)U n p r e d i c t a b l y |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0055 006E 0070 0072 0065 0064 0069 0063 0074 0061 0062 006C 0079 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)55808284717075698667687891 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Modern | 5. Quotations: Non-fiction 6. Usage Frequency 7. Translations: Modern 8. Rhymes | 9. Anagrams 10. Orthography 11. Bibliography |
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