expectedly-untrue
|ex-pect-ed-ly-un-true|
/ɪkˈspɛktɪdli-ʌnˈtruː/
anticipated falsehood
Etymology
'expectedly-untrue' is a compound word formed from 'expectedly' and 'untrue'. 'Expectedly' originates from the Latin word 'expectare', meaning 'to look out for', and 'untrue' comes from Old English 'untrēowe', meaning 'not faithful'.
'Expectedly' evolved from the Latin 'expectare' through Old French 'expecter', while 'untrue' evolved from Old English 'untrēowe'.
Initially, 'expectedly' meant 'to look out for', and 'untrue' meant 'not faithful'. Over time, 'expectedly-untrue' came to mean 'anticipated to be false'.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Adjective 1
describes something that is anticipated to be false or incorrect.
The rumor was expectedly-untrue, as many had predicted.
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