imprevisible
See also: imprévisible
English
Adjective
imprevisible (comparative more imprevisible, superlative most imprevisible)
- (rare) unforeseeable
- Antonyms: foreseeable, previsible
- 1901, J. Herbert Williams, “Development”, in W. Spooner, editor, The Dublin Review, volume 128, London: The Westminster Press, page 292:
- And the name or the phrase once started on its career is beyond control or recall ; and what it may grow into is imprevisible.
- 1966, Gerard Smith, Freedom in Molina, Loyola University Press, page 66:
- From these two points there emerges a third: The free act, considered in its human cause is imprevisible.
Catalan
Etymology
From im- + previsible.
Pronunciation
Adjective
imprevisible (masculine and feminine plural imprevisibles)
- unforeseeable, unpredictable
- Antonym: previsible
Further reading
- “imprevisible” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Spanish
Etymology
From im- + previsible.
Further reading
- “imprevisible” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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