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inexpecˈtation
[in-3.]
Absence of expectation; the fact of not expecting.
1627Feltham Resolves i. [ii.] v. (1628) 5 Three things are there which aggrauate a miserie and make an euill seeme greater then indeed it is: Inexpectation, Vnacquaintance, Want of Preparation. 1946M. Peake Titus Groan 390 He had made so rapid and nimble a detour of the stone table that he surprised Steerpike, appearing with such inexpectation beneath the boy's nose. |