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inexpectable

inexpectable adjective: not to be expected or anticipated.

Adjective

inexpectable (comparative more inexpectable, superlative most inexpectable)

  1. (obsolete) Not to be expected or anticipated.
    • What loud cries did beat on all sides of the gates of heaven! and with what inexpectable, unconceivable mercies were they answered!1869, John Spencer, Things New and Old

Forms of inexpectable

comparativemore inexpectable
superlativemost inexpectable

Origin of inexpectable

From in- + expectable.

Questions about inexpectable

What does inexpectable mean?
Inexpectable means not to be expected or anticipated.
What part of speech is inexpectable?
Inexpectable is an adjective.

Words near inexpectable in the dictionary

  1. inexorable
  2. inexorableness
  3. inexorably
  4. inexorcisable
  5. inexpansible
  6. inexpectable
  7. inexpectancy
  8. inexpectant
  9. inexpectation
  10. inexpected
  11. inexpectedly

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