"unprevisible" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more unprevisible [comparative], most unprevisible [superlative]
Etymology: From un- + previsible. Etymology templates: {{pre|en|un-|previsible}} un- + previsible Head templates: {{en-adj}} unprevisible (comparative more unprevisible, superlative most unprevisible)
  1. (very rare) Not previsible; unforeseeable, unpredictable. Tags: rare Synonyms: imprevisible Derived forms: unprevisibility
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