Adverb

(en adverb)

In a manner that can be expected or anticipated.

Predictably he returned to the scene of his crime, where the police were waiting to arrest him.

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, year=2011 , date=November 12 , author= , title=International friendly: England 1-0 Spain , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=Capello was keen to use Phil Jones, normally a defender, in central midfield - but it was hard work for the Manchester United teenager and his England colleagues in the first half as Spain predictably dominated possession.}}