UNPREDICTABLE


Meaning of UNPREDICTABLE in English

un ‧ pre ‧ dict ‧ a ‧ ble AC /ˌʌnprɪˈdɪktəb ə l◂/ BrE AmE adjective

[ Word Family: noun : ↑ prediction , ↑ predictability ≠ ↑ unpredictability , ↑ predictor ; adjective : ↑ predictable ≠ ↑ unpredictable , ↑ predictive ; verb : ↑ predict ; adverb : ↑ predictably ≠ ↑ unpredictably ]

1 . changing a lot so it is impossible to know what will happen:

unpredictable weather

the unpredictable nature of language

2 . someone who is unpredictable tends to change their behaviour or ideas suddenly, so that you never know what they are going to do or think

—unpredictably adverb

—unpredictability /ˌʌnprɪdɪktəˈbɪləti, ˌʌnprɪdɪktəˈbɪlɪti/ noun [uncountable]

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.