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expectably

expectably

3.9
In a way people thought would happen
  • adverb
  • /ɪkˈspɛktəbli/
translation icon : predeciblemente
  • She expectably showed up late to the meeting, as she always does.

Examples

  • Expectably, the one he has rescued is grateful indeed.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • Expectably, concern about the wanton fouling of the biosphere with toxic metals has centered around the effects on human health and, specifically, on acute rather than chronic effects of toxic metals.

    Academic text (1990)

  • Yeah, the tone was kind of annoying (and "I wrote a BOOK" and maybe someday you will too) but seeing where the article originated, almost expectably so.

    Blog text (21)

  • The weather was warm, expectably leading to more visitors at the beach.

  • The results of the experiment were expectably consistent with previous studies.

Synonyms

naturally
vsexpectably
294 1.0

As expected, without surprise

is about plain foreseeability rather than inherent normalness
predictably
vsexpectably
31 3.4

In a way people expect

is more about being generally thought likely rather than exactly foreseen
unsurprisingly
vsexpectably
19 3.7

In a way people expect to happen

is more measured stressing regular foreseeability rather than absence of surprise
expectedly
vsexpectably
1 3.5

As most people thought would happen

is about being foreseen generally rather than personal anticipation

Antonyms

unpredictably
4 4.8

In a way you cannot guess before it happens

How Predictable

predictably
31 3.4
normally
884 1.0
expectably
3.9
surprisingly
272 2.5
unexpectedly
99 2.3

Surface Forms

expectably positive

Morphology

expectably = expectable (transparent) = expect + able + ly

The adverb is formed by adding the productive adverbial suffix '-ly' to 'expectable', a transparently derived adjective from 'expect' + '-able'.

Etymology

Expectably comes from expect ('to wait for' or 'look for') plus -able ('able to be') and -ly (which makes it describe how something happens), and the root spect means 'look', as in the common word inspect. So, Expectably means something happens in a way people could 'look for' or predict.