prognosticableadj.

Brit.

/prɒɡˈnɒstᵻkəbl/, U.S.

/prɑɡˈnɑstəkəb(ə)l/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin prognosticare , -able suffix.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin prognosticare prognosticate v. + -able suffix.

†1. Able to prognosticate; that can predict future events. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > [adjective]

prognostical?a1450

prognostica1500

foreguessing1548

prognosticable1562

prophetical1567

prospective1581

prophetica1616

predictive1637

foretellinga1640

predictory1641

forespeaking1650

predictionala1661

prognosticatory1693

prognosticative1813

proleptic1858

1562 W. Bullein Dial. Sorenes f. 19^v, in Bulwarke of Defence As in the one, be manifest tokens of death: so in the other be prognosticable signes.

1783 T. Holcroft Human Happiness ii. 22 See how he..Harangues at taverns, mounts the table, with piteous phiz, prognosticable, Foretels a fact—by way of fable.

2. Capable of being prognosticated; that can be foreseen or forecast, predictable.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > [adjective] > capable of being predicted

prognosticable1646

predictable1820

calculable1865

foretellable1912

1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica vi. viii. 317 Causes..which cannot indeed be regular, and therefore their effects not prognosticable like Ecclipses.

1652 J. Gaule Πυς-μαντια 194 It is for any prognosticator, to know any thing that is prognosticable.

1822 S. T. Coleridge Coll. Lett. (1971) V. 202 If it were prognosticable, that dear Charles would be half as delightful.

1881 Nature 24 Feb. 384/1 One of its most marked, although not at all one of its most prognosticable, properties.

1892 Cent. Mag. Mar. 759/2 The slower, but equally prognosticable, effect of exact science on poetry..was not extreme until recently.

1927 Polit. Sci. Q. 42 562 One must guard against any intimation that full-fledged federalism appears likely to develop within a prognosticable period.

1948 Q. Rev. Biol. 23 180/2 They set out to find certain hereditary traits associated with prognosticable susceptibility to tuberculosis.

1998 Technol. Forecasting & Social Change (Nexis) Oct. Enterprises must focus their strategic thinking to more than only one simple and alleged exact prognosticable future.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	prognosticable
释义	prognosticableadj. Brit. /prɒɡˈnɒstᵻkəbl/, U.S. /prɑɡˈnɑstəkəb(ə)l/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin prognosticare , -able suffix. Etymology: < post-classical Latin prognosticare prognosticate v. + -able suffix. †1. Able to prognosticate; that can predict future events. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > [adjective] prognostical?a1450 prognostica1500 foreguessing1548 prognosticable1562 prophetical1567 prospective1581 prophetica1616 predictive1637 foretellinga1640 predictory1641 forespeaking1650 predictionala1661 prognosticatory1693 prognosticative1813 proleptic1858 1562 W. Bullein Dial. Sorenes f. 19^v, in Bulwarke of Defence As in the one, be manifest tokens of death: so in the other be prognosticable signes. 1783 T. Holcroft Human Happiness ii. 22 See how he..Harangues at taverns, mounts the table, with piteous phiz, prognosticable, Foretels a fact—by way of fable. 2. Capable of being prognosticated; that can be foreseen or forecast, predictable. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > [adjective] > capable of being predicted prognosticable1646 predictable1820 calculable1865 foretellable1912 1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica vi. viii. 317 Causes..which cannot indeed be regular, and therefore their effects not prognosticable like Ecclipses. View more context for this quotation 1652 J. Gaule Πυς-μαντια 194 It is for any prognosticator, to know any thing that is prognosticable. 1822 S. T. Coleridge Coll. Lett. (1971) V. 202 If it were prognosticable, that dear Charles would be half as delightful. 1881 Nature 24 Feb. 384/1 One of its most marked, although not at all one of its most prognosticable, properties. 1892 Cent. Mag. Mar. 759/2 The slower, but equally prognosticable, effect of exact science on poetry..was not extreme until recently. 1927 Polit. Sci. Q. 42 562 One must guard against any intimation that full-fledged federalism appears likely to develop within a prognosticable period. 1948 Q. Rev. Biol. 23 180/2 They set out to find certain hereditary traits associated with prognosticable susceptibility to tuberculosis. 1998 Technol. Forecasting & Social Change (Nexis) Oct. Enterprises must focus their strategic thinking to more than only one simple and alleged exact prognosticable future. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1562
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