UNANTICIPATED

unanticipated, unforeseen, unseen, unlooked-for, out of the blue

(adjective) not anticipated; ā€œunanticipated and disconcerting lines of developmentā€- H.W.Glidden; ā€œunforeseen circumstancesā€; ā€œa virtue unlooked-for in people so full of energyā€; ā€œlike a bolt out of the blueā€; ā€œunseen problemsā€

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

unanticipated (comparative more unanticipated, superlative most unanticipated)

Not anticipated.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ā€˜the father of the brideā€™ instead of ā€˜the brideā€™s fatherā€™


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