nonprognosticative
- adjective
- /nɒnprɒɡˈnɒstɪkətɪv/
- Formal
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no predictivo
- The report was deliberately nonprognosticative, avoiding any forecasts about market trends.
Examples
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Her remarks remained nonprognosticative, focusing only on current issues without offering any predictions.
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A nonprognosticative statement simply describes the present situation without hinting at possible outcomes.
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The report was nonprognosticative and focused only on current data.
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Her analysis was nonprognosticative and purely descriptive.
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A nonprognosticative statement simply describes the present situation without hinting at possible outcomes.
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Her remarks remained nonprognosticative, focusing only on current issues without offering any predictions.
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The report was deliberately nonprognosticative, avoiding any forecasts about market trends.
Synonyms
Not able to correctly say what will happen
Not able to tell what will happen next
Not able to predict what will happen
Not planning for problems that will happen in the future
Antonyms
How Predictive
Surface Forms
Morphology
nonprognosticative = prognosticative (semi-transparent) = non + prognostic + ative
The negating prefix 'non-' is clearly identifiable, but 'prognosticative' (prognostic + -ative) is uncommon and may be unfamiliar to learners, so full interpretation is only partly transparent.
Etymology
The word nonprognosticative starts with non- meaning 'not', and its main part comes from pro- 'before' plus gnostic 'know', the same idea behind prognosis and predict. So, nonprognosticative describes a statement or report that does not offer predictions about the future.