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inexplicable

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in⋅ex⋅pli⋅ca⋅ble

  [in-ek-spli-kuh-buhl, in-ik-splik-uh-buhl]
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–adjective
not explicable; incapable of being accounted for or explained.
Origin:
1375–1425; late ME < L inexplicābilis. See in- 3 , explicable

Related forms:
in⋅ex⋅pli⋅ca⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, in⋅ex⋅pli⋅ca⋅ble⋅ness, noun
in⋅ex⋅pli⋅ca⋅bly, adverb

Synonyms:
unaccountable, mysterious, mystifying.
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in·ex·pli·ca·ble   (ĭn-ěk'splĭ-kə-bəl, ĭn'ĭk-splĭk'ə-bəl)   
adj.  Difficult or impossible to explain or account for.
in·ex'pli·ca·bil'i·ty, in·ex'pli·ca·ble·ness n., in·ex'pli·ca·bly adv.
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Word Origin & History

inexplicable 
1490, from M.Fr. inexplicable, from L. inexplicabilis "that cannot be unfolded or disentangled, very intricate," from in- "not" + explicabilis "that may be explained" (see explicit).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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