foretellable
UK[foːˈtɛɫəbl̩]
foretellable adjective: able to be foretold; predictable.
Adjective
foretellable (comparative more foretellable, superlative most foretellable)
- Able to be foretold; predictable.
- It was the one positively predictable thing, foretellable for ten or for ten thousand years by a simple mathematical calculation.1915, Arthur Cheney Train, The Man who Rocked the Earth, page 22
- I remember how my entire life seemed to me to be foretellable, if only I could somehow decipher that cycle.1994, Kenzaburō Ōe, The Pinch Runner Memorandum, page 68
Forms of foretellable
| comparative | more foretellable |
|---|---|
| superlative | most foretellable |
Origin of foretellable
From foretell + -able.
Words formed from foretellable
Questions about foretellable
- What does foretellable mean?
- Foretellable means able to be foretold; predictable.
- What part of speech is foretellable?
- Foretellable is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce foretellable?
- Foretellable is pronounced [foːˈtɛɫəbl̩] (UK).
Words near foretellable in the dictionary
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