unpremeditableadj.

Brit.

/ˌʌnprᵻˈmɛdᵻtəbl/, U.S.

/ˌənprəˈmɛdədəb(ə)l/,

/ˌənpriˈmɛdədəb(ə)l/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, premeditate v., -able suffix.

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + premedit- (in premeditate v.) + -able suffix.

That cannot be premeditated; impossible to anticipate or foresee.

ΚΠ

1768 L. Sterne Sentimental Journey II. 135 A cap-full of wind..comes against you..with such unpremeditable puffs.

1827 J. Bentham Rationale Judicial Evid. V. ix. iv. 290 A suit carried on upon premeditated, preconcerted, uncrossexaminable evidence, to know whether the same suit shall be carried on upon unpremeditable, unconcertable, cross-examined evidence.

1949 Amer. Econ. Rev. 39 1148 This sort of unpremeditable flexibility of mill prices would make it extremely difficult to maintain collusion among firms at the production center.

2009 P. Widdowson in K. Wilson Compan. to T. Hardy iv. xxiv. 366 It is the ambitions, obsessions, and passions of the men and women themselves that are central to the irony of unpremeditable disaster.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	unpremeditable
释义	unpremeditableadj. Brit. /ˌʌnprᵻˈmɛdᵻtəbl/, U.S. /ˌənprəˈmɛdədəb(ə)l/, /ˌənpriˈmɛdədəb(ə)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, premeditate v., -able suffix. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + premedit- (in premeditate v.) + -able suffix. That cannot be premeditated; impossible to anticipate or foresee. ΚΠ 1768 L. Sterne Sentimental Journey II. 135 A cap-full of wind..comes against you..with such unpremeditable puffs. 1827 J. Bentham Rationale Judicial Evid. V. ix. iv. 290 A suit carried on upon premeditated, preconcerted, uncrossexaminable evidence, to know whether the same suit shall be carried on upon unpremeditable, unconcertable, cross-examined evidence. 1949 Amer. Econ. Rev. 39 1148 This sort of unpremeditable flexibility of mill prices would make it extremely difficult to maintain collusion among firms at the production center. 2009 P. Widdowson in K. Wilson Compan. to T. Hardy iv. xxiv. 366 It is the ambitions, obsessions, and passions of the men and women themselves that are central to the irony of unpremeditable disaster. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1768
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