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unanticipated

unan·ti·ci·pated

US/ˌʌnæˈntɪsʌˌpeɪtɪd/ uncommon

adjective

1.

not anticipated

  • “unanticipated and disconcerting lines of development” H.W.Glidden
  • “unforeseen circumstances”
  • “a virtue unlooked-for in people so full of energy”
  • “like a bolt out of the blue”

Origin

From un- + anticipated.

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