inexplicable
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splɪ adjective
not explicable; incapable of being accounted for or explained.
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.
unaccountable, mysterious, mystifying.
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inexplicable or inexplainable (ˌɪnɪkˈsplɪkəbəl, ɪnˈɛksplɪkəbəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| not capable of explanation; unexplainable | |
| inexplainable or inexplainable | |
| —adj | |
| inexplica'bility or inexplainable | |
| —n | |
| inex'plicableness or inexplainable | |
| —n | |
| inexplaina'bility or inexplainable | |
| —n | |
| inex'plainableness or inexplainable | |
| —n | |
| inex'plicably or inexplainable | |
| —adv | |
| inex'plainably or inexplainable | |
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Inexplicable
is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
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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).
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Example sentences
It was that inexplicable sympathy that one human being feels for another without any complicating digressions.
What happened was so savage, and so inexplicable, that it never let her go.
For the first time in his life and for inexplicable reasons, he began to draw.
Sometimes inexplicable individuals step in and take the reins.
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