"impredictable" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more impredictable [comparative], most impredictable [superlative]
Etymology: From im- + predictable. Etymology templates: {{af|en|in-|predictable|alt1=im-}} im- + predictable Head templates: {{en-adj}} impredictable (comparative more impredictable, superlative most impredictable)
  1. Unpredictable; that cannot be predicted. Derived forms: impredictably
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