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unforeseeable — un·fore·see·able /ˌən fōr sē ə bəl/ adj: not capable of being reasonably anticipated or expected: such that a person of ordinary prudence would not expect to occur or exist under the circumstances an unforeseeable misuse an unforeseeable injury… … Law dictionary
Unforeseeable — Un fore*see a*ble, a. Incapable of being foreseen. South. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
unforeseeable — (adj.) 1670s, from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + foreseeable (see FORESEE (Cf. foresee)). Related: Unforeseeably … Etymology dictionary
unforeseeable — [adj] unpredictable capricious, chance, chancy, changeable, fluky*, from left field*, incalculable, random, uncertain, unexpected, unknowable; concept 534 … New thesaurus
unforeseeable — [spelling only] … English World dictionary
unforeseeable — [[t]ʌ̱nfɔː(r)si͟ːəb(ə)l[/t]] ADJ GRADED An unforeseeable problem or unpleasant event is one which you did not expect and could not have predicted. ...severe unforeseeable weather conditions... This is such an unforeseeable situation that anything … English dictionary
unforeseeable — un|fore|see|a|ble [ˌʌnfo:ˈsi:əbəl US fo:r ] adj an unforeseeable event, situation etc could not have been expected ▪ unforeseeable danger … Dictionary of contemporary English
unforeseeable — adjective an unforeseeable event, situation etc could not have been expected … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
unforeseeable — unforeseen ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not anticipated or predicted. DERIVATIVES unforeseeable adjective … English terms dictionary
unforeseeable — adj.; unforeseeableness, n.; unforeseeably, adv. * * * … Universalium
