outguess, second-guess
(verb) attempt to anticipate or predict
Source: WordNet® 3.1
outguess (third-person singular simple present outguesses, present participle outguessing, simple past and past participle outguessed)
(transitive) to beat through accurate anticipation of someone's plans and actions.
• Naomi Novik, His Majesty's Dragon
• outfox, outsmart, outwit
Source: Wiktionary
26 June 2025
(adverb) in a dispirited manner without hope; “the first Mozartian opera to be subjected to this curious treatment ran dispiritedly for five performances”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
