unpredictably-delivered
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/ˌʌnprɪˈdɪktəbli-dɪˈlɪvərd/
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/ˌʌnprɪˈdɪktəbli-dɪˈlɪvəd/
unexpected delivery
Etymology
'unpredictably-delivered' originates from the combination of 'unpredictable' and 'deliver', where 'un-' is a prefix meaning 'not', 'predict' comes from Latin 'praedicere' meaning 'to foretell', and 'deliver' from Latin 'deliberare' meaning 'to set free'.
'unpredictably-delivered' combines the adjective 'unpredictable' with the past participle 'delivered', forming a compound adjective.
Initially, 'deliver' meant 'to set free', but over time it evolved to mean 'to bring or transport to a destination'.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Adjective 1
delivered in a manner that is not predictable or expected.
The package was unpredictably-delivered, arriving days earlier than expected.
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Last updated: 2025/06/06 21:30