† expectableadj.¹

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin exspectābilis, spectābilis.

Etymology: < classical Latin exspectābilis, variant of spectābilis spectable adj.With quot. 1574, compare the Spanish parallel cited at spectable adj.

Obsolete.

Distinguished, illustrious, highly esteemed.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > [adjective] > esteemed

toldc1275

alosed1448

esteemed1549

regarded1561

expectablec1565

circumspect1579

valued1602

considered1665

well-considered1826

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > fame or renown > famous or eminent person > [adjective]

mereeOE

athelOE

couthOE

brightOE

namecundc1175

outnumenc1175

noble?c1225

ketec1275

sheenc1275

tirfulc1275

glorious13..

losedc1305

of great renownc1330

glorifieda1340

worthly or worthy in wonea1350

clearc1374

nameda1382

solemna1387

renomeda1393

famous?a1400

renomé?a1400

renowneda1400

notedc1400

of (great, high, etc.) name?c1430

celebrate?1440

namely1440

famosec1449

honourable?c1450

notedc1450

parent?c1450

glorificatec1460

heroical?a1475

insignite?a1475

magnific1490

well-fameda1492

exemie1497

singular1497

preclare1503

magnificential1506

laureate1508

illustre?a1513

illustred1512

magnificent1513

preclared1530

grand1542

celebrated1549

heroicc1550

lustrantc1550

magnifical1557

illustrate1562

expectablec1565

ennobled1571

laurel1579

nominated1581

famosed1582

perspicuous1582

big1587

famed1595

uplifted1596

illustrious1598

celebrousc1600

luculent1600

celebrious1604

fameful1605

famoused1606

renownful1606

bruitful1609

eminent1611

insignious1620

clarousa1636

far-fameda1640

top1647

grandee1648

signalized1652

noscible1653

splendid1660

voiced1661

gloried1671

laurelled1683

distinguished1714

distinct1756

lustrious1769

trumpeted1775

spiry1825

world-famous1832

galactic1902

tycoonish1958

mega1987

c1565 in W. Turner Hunting of Fox & Wolfe (new ed.) To Faithful Brethren sig. A.vi^v Did not the Pharisees vse the same policie,..that they might be more expectable & notorious to the people?

1574 E. Hellowes tr. A. de Guevara Familiar Epist. 197 Right expectable & noble knight [Sp. Muy espectable señor y noble cauallero]. I haue receaued your letter.

1618 T. Gainsford Glory Eng. ii. xxvii. 325 The expectable Prince Arthur maried Katherin daughter to Ferdinando King of Spaine.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

expectableadj.²

Brit.

/ᵻkˈspɛktəbl/,

/ɛkˈspɛktəbl/, U.S.

/ɪkˈspɛktəb(ə)l/,

/ɛkˈspɛktəb(ə)l/

Forms:

α. 1600s– expectable.

β. 1600s expectible.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: expect v., -able suffix.

Etymology: < expect v. + -able suffix, after post-classical Latin exspectabilis expected, awaited (early 4th cent.).With the β. forms compare -ible suffix.

That can or should be expected; unsurprising.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > [adjective] > expected

futurec1374

in a possibility1523

forestalled1543

looked-for1548

anticipatec1550

expected1558

long-looked-for1562

looked1565

in expectation1570

expectable1619

expecting1621

in perspective1633

unsurprising1671

in prospect1694

perspective1710

in prospective1746–7

prospective1809

anticipated1814

presumable1825

anticipatable1872

ex ante1937

1619 E. Gurnay Corpus Christi 32 To beleeue and expect those performances, which are farre lesse expectable at the hands of God, then..the remoouing of mountaines.

1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica ii. v. §3. 85 Nor is its [sc. gold's] substantiall conversion expectible in any composition or aliment wherein it is taken.

1787 C. Taylor Surv. Nature I. Add. 243 We may best be contented with round numbers, precision being scarce expectable.

1828 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Oct. 470/2 Those from whom some degree of sound judgment is expectable.

1892 Monthly Homœopathic Rev. 36 671 It will not..hinder the onset of the operator's chief dread, peritonitis. Nor is it expectable that it should do so.

1948 J. E. Goodbar & L. U. Bergeron Creative Capitalism iv. 62 In the absence of bank credit, the expectable way of performing a similar function would be through a public Monetary Authority.

2000 N.Y. Times Mag. 6 Aug. 24 If your patient from Mississippi calls a pair of stilts Tom Walkers, you need to know that that is a normal, expectable term for them in that part of America.

Derivatives

exˈpectably adv.

ΚΠ

1897 Sc. Geogr. Mag. 13 518 The heat equator executes very uneven migrations..; and hence the subequatorial belts..are expectably of unequal development.

1957 B. Stambler Dante's Other World i. 7 The earth was the center of the rotating universe and thus quite expectably could be the scene of the unique drama of the creation of man.

2002 Liverpool Echo (Nexis) 17 May (Features section) 7 Brace yourself for the expectably contrived, happy ever after ending.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	expectable
释义	† expectableadj.¹ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin exspectābilis, spectābilis. Etymology: < classical Latin exspectābilis, variant of spectābilis spectable adj.With quot. 1574, compare the Spanish parallel cited at spectable adj. Obsolete. Distinguished, illustrious, highly esteemed. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > [adjective] > esteemed toldc1275 alosed1448 esteemed1549 regarded1561 expectablec1565 circumspect1579 valued1602 considered1665 well-considered1826 the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > fame or renown > famous or eminent person > [adjective] mereeOE athelOE couthOE brightOE namecundc1175 outnumenc1175 noble?c1225 ketec1275 sheenc1275 tirfulc1275 glorious13.. losedc1305 of great renownc1330 glorifieda1340 worthly or worthy in wonea1350 clearc1374 nameda1382 solemna1387 renomeda1393 famous?a1400 renomé?a1400 renowneda1400 notedc1400 of (great, high, etc.) name?c1430 celebrate?1440 namely1440 famosec1449 honourable?c1450 notedc1450 parent?c1450 glorificatec1460 heroical?a1475 insignite?a1475 magnific1490 well-fameda1492 exemie1497 singular1497 preclare1503 magnificential1506 laureate1508 illustre?a1513 illustred1512 magnificent1513 preclared1530 grand1542 celebrated1549 heroicc1550 lustrantc1550 magnifical1557 illustrate1562 expectablec1565 ennobled1571 laurel1579 nominated1581 famosed1582 perspicuous1582 big1587 famed1595 uplifted1596 illustrious1598 celebrousc1600 luculent1600 celebrious1604 fameful1605 famoused1606 renownful1606 bruitful1609 eminent1611 insignious1620 clarousa1636 far-fameda1640 top1647 grandee1648 signalized1652 noscible1653 splendid1660 voiced1661 gloried1671 laurelled1683 distinguished1714 distinct1756 lustrious1769 trumpeted1775 spiry1825 world-famous1832 galactic1902 tycoonish1958 mega1987 c1565 in W. Turner Hunting of Fox & Wolfe (new ed.) To Faithful Brethren sig. A.vi^v Did not the Pharisees vse the same policie,..that they might be more expectable & notorious to the people? 1574 E. Hellowes tr. A. de Guevara Familiar Epist. 197 Right expectable & noble knight [Sp. Muy espectable señor y noble cauallero]. I haue receaued your letter. 1618 T. Gainsford Glory Eng. ii. xxvii. 325 The expectable Prince Arthur maried Katherin daughter to Ferdinando King of Spaine. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online September 2021). expectableadj.² Brit. /ᵻkˈspɛktəbl/, /ɛkˈspɛktəbl/, U.S. /ɪkˈspɛktəb(ə)l/, /ɛkˈspɛktəb(ə)l/ Forms: α. 1600s– expectable. β. 1600s expectible. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: expect v., -able suffix. Etymology: < expect v. + -able suffix, after post-classical Latin exspectabilis expected, awaited (early 4th cent.).With the β. forms compare -ible suffix. That can or should be expected; unsurprising. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > [adjective] > expected futurec1374 in a possibility1523 forestalled1543 looked-for1548 anticipatec1550 expected1558 long-looked-for1562 looked1565 in expectation1570 expectable1619 expecting1621 in perspective1633 unsurprising1671 in prospect1694 perspective1710 in prospective1746–7 prospective1809 anticipated1814 presumable1825 anticipatable1872 ex ante1937 1619 E. Gurnay Corpus Christi 32 To beleeue and expect those performances, which are farre lesse expectable at the hands of God, then..the remoouing of mountaines. 1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica ii. v. §3. 85 Nor is its [sc. gold's] substantiall conversion expectible in any composition or aliment wherein it is taken. View more context for this quotation 1787 C. Taylor Surv. Nature I. Add. 243 We may best be contented with round numbers, precision being scarce expectable. 1828 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Oct. 470/2 Those from whom some degree of sound judgment is expectable. 1892 Monthly Homœopathic Rev. 36 671 It will not..hinder the onset of the operator's chief dread, peritonitis. Nor is it expectable that it should do so. 1948 J. E. Goodbar & L. U. Bergeron Creative Capitalism iv. 62 In the absence of bank credit, the expectable way of performing a similar function would be through a public Monetary Authority. 2000 N.Y. Times Mag. 6 Aug. 24 If your patient from Mississippi calls a pair of stilts Tom Walkers, you need to know that that is a normal, expectable term for them in that part of America. Derivatives exˈpectably adv. ΚΠ 1897 Sc. Geogr. Mag. 13 518 The heat equator executes very uneven migrations..; and hence the subequatorial belts..are expectably of unequal development. 1957 B. Stambler Dante's Other World i. 7 The earth was the center of the rotating universe and thus quite expectably could be the scene of the unique drama of the creation of man. 2002 Liverpool Echo (Nexis) 17 May (Features section) 7 Brace yourself for the expectably contrived, happy ever after ending. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.¹c1565adj.²1619
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† expectableadj.1

expectableadj.2

Derivatives

† expectableadj.¹

expectableadj.²