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predictably

adv

Etymology

From predictable + -ly.

  1. borrowed from praedicō
  2. formed as predictable — “predict + -able”
  3. suffixed as predictably — “predictable + ly”

Definitions

  1. In a manner that can be expected or anticipated.

    • Predictably he returned to the scene of his crime, where the police were waiting to arrest him.
    • The wholesale slaughter of thousands of pigs has predictably drawn the protests of animal welfare and rights groups.
    • Capello was keen to use Phil Jones, normally a defender, in central midfield - but it was hard work for the Manchester United teenager and his England colleagues in the first half as Spain predictably dominated possession.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at predictably. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at predictably. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

8 hops · closes at predictably

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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