Liable to happen or not; of uncertain occurrence or incidence.
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释义 | the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > unreliability > [adjective] > unpredictable (13) contingentc1400 Liable to happen or not; of uncertain occurrence or incidence. casualc1460 Occurring or coming at uncertain times; not to be calculated on, uncertain, unsettled. whimsical1654 Subject to uncertainty or the ‘caprice of fortune’. Obsolete. precarious1687 Dependent on chance or circumstance; uncertain; liable to fail; exposed to risk, hazardous; insecure, unstable. ambiguous1759 Not reliable; inconsistent. Obsolete. incalculable1796 That cannot be calculated. That cannot be reckoned or determined beforehand; incapable of being estimated or forecast. uncalculable1848 (un-, prefix1 affix 1b.) chancy1860 Liable to chance or sudden change, uncertain, ‘casual’, risky, untrustworthy. colloquial or dialect. impredicable1864 That cannot be predicated. (In quot. 1864 loosely = that cannot be predicted.) fluky1880 Uncertain; favouring unexpected results. aleatoric1921 Dependent on uncertain contingencies; left to or resulting from a chance process; aleatory. contingency1931 attributive (occasionally in plural). iffy1937 Of a question, proposal, prospect, etc.: full of ‘ifs’, contingent, doubtful. |
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