unanticipated

CEFRC1

/ˌʌnæˈntɪsəˌpeɪtɪd/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Not expected or planned.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Not anticipated.

Examples

  • I arrived late because I ran into some unanticipated traffic.

  • Last February, Elon Musk boasted of “feeding USAID into the woodchipper” as President Trump kicked off his second term with an unanticipated assault on the agency.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

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Origin

adjective

From un- + anticipated.