1. in a way that can be expected or foreseen; as anticipated

Examples

• The movie was predictably boring, just like all his other films.
• She predictably arrived late to the meeting.
• The team predictably won the championship for the third year in a row.
• Predictably, it started raining just as we began our picnic.
• The stock market predictably dropped after the bad news.
• He predictably chose the most expensive item on the menu.