un·pre·dict·a·ble

(ŭn′prĭ-dĭk′tə-bəl)

adj.

Difficult to foretell or foresee: unpredictable test results; unpredictable behavior.

Something difficult or impossible to foretell or foresee.

un′pre·dict′a·bil′i·ty n.

un′pre·dict′a·bly adv.

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Adv.

unpredictably - in an erratic unpredictable manner; "economic changes are proceeding erratically"

erratically

Translations

unpredictably

[ˈʌnprɪˈdɪktəblɪ] ADV → de manera imprevisible, imprevisiblemente; [behave] → caprichosamente, de manera voluble

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unpredictably

adv violent, dangerous → unberechenbar; many children behave unpredictably → viele Kinder verhalten sich unberechenbar

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