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[ adjective ] possible to foretell
Used in print (E. Lucas Myers, "The Vindication of Dr. Nestor,"...)The events of the last quarter of an hour , mysterious to any bird accustomed only to the predictable life of coop and barnyard , had overcome the doctor 's hen and she gave_out a series of cackly wails , perhaps mourning her nest , but briefly enjoyed . (John Hazard Wildman, "Take It Off," The Arizona...)`` What is it '' ? asked the children , whose reflexes and replies were invariably so admirably normal and predictable . Related terms |
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