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un·an·tic·i·pat·ed
(ŭn′ăn-tĭs′ə-pā′tĭd)adj.
1. Not anticipated: We experienced some unanticipated problems.
2. Not having been expected; unexpected: unanticipated guests. See Usage Note at anticipate.
un′an·tic′i·pat′ed·ly adv.
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unanticipated
(ˌʌnænˈtɪsɪˌpeɪtɪd)adj
not anticipated; unforeseen
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Adj. | 1. | unanticipated - 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" unexpected - not expected or anticipated; "unexpected guests"; "unexpected news" |
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