INEXPLICABLE

inexplicable, incomprehensible

(adjective) incapable of being explained or accounted for; “inexplicable errors”; “left the house at three in the morning for inexplicable reasons”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

inexplicable (comparative more inexplicable, superlative most inexplicable)

Impossible to explain; not easily accounted for.

Synonyms: inexplainable, unexplainable, insoluble, Thesaurus:incomprehensible

Antonyms: explicable, Thesaurus:comprehensible

Source: Wiktionary


In*ex"pli*ca*ble, a. Etym: [L. inexplicabilis: cf. F. inexplicable. See In- not, and Explicable.]

Definition: Not explicable; not explainable; incapable of being explained, interpreted, or accounted for; as, an inexplicable mystery. "An inexplicable scratching." Cowper. Their reason is disturbed; their views become vast and perplexed, to others inexplicable, to themselves uncertain. Burke.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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