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unforeseeable

adjective

  1. unable to be forseen
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adj

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English foreseeable English unforeseeable From un- + foreseeable.

  1. Incapable of being foreseen or anticipated.

    Traincrew management has always been a bit of a black art, rather than a science. The present traincrew difficulties that beset the UK rail industry are neither new nor were they unforeseeable.