Word of the Day.

predictable   

 

Function: adjective

Comparative and superlative forms: more predictable; most predictable

Meanings:
1 : capable of being known before happening or being done
Examples:
<The results of the study were completely predictable. [=the results were exactly what we guessed or expected they would be]>
<They did their work at a steady and predictable rate.>
<She writes novels with very predictable plots.>

2 : behaving in a way that is expected
Example:
<I knew he would say that. He’s so predictable.>


Derived forms:
predictability noun [noncount]
Example:
<We were disappointed by the predictability of the movie.>

predictably adverb
Examples:
<They work quickly and predictably.>
<It was a predictably bad movie. [=it was not surprising that the movie was bad]>
<Predictably [=as you would expect], he denied knowing anything about the scandal.>