/ prɪˈdɪktəbl; NAmE / adjective
1.
if sth is predictable , you know in advance that it will happen or what it will be like :
a predictable result
The ending of the book was entirely predictable.
In March and April, the weather is much less predictable.
2.
(often disapproving ) behaving or happening in a way that you would expect and therefore boring :
He's very nice, but I find him rather dull and predictable.
► pre·dict·abil·ity / prɪˌdɪktəˈbɪləti; NAmE / noun [ U ]
► pre·dict·ably / -əbli; NAmE / adverb :
Prices were predictably high.
Predictably, the new regulations proved unpopular.