inexplainable
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of inexplainable
First recorded in 1615–25; in- 3 + explainable ( def. )
Example Sentences
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He made no reply and continued to stare at them as if he thought it inexplainable that two white men should suddenly invade his sleeping quarters.
From The Mark of the Knife by Ernst, Clayton H.
There was something inexplainable about this maid who veiled her eagerness to admit him with such transparencies.
From Broken to the Plow by Dobie, Charles Caldwell
Most of her acts are in accordance with a set procedure; yet at times she goes further, and does things which seem quite inexplainable.
From The Tinguian Social, Religious, and Economic Life of a Philippine Tribe by Cole, Fay-Cooper
She felt glad that he was behind her, in a vague, impersonal, thoroughly inexplainable way.
From The Blood Red Dawn by Dobie, Charles Caldwell
For some inexplainable reason, he seemed to hold all the rest of the crowd responsible for the catastrophe, but was wildly devoted to me.
From The Sick-a-Bed Lady And Also Hickory Dock, The Very Tired Girl, The Happy-Day, Something That Happened in October, The Amateur Lover, Heart of The City, The Pink Sash, Woman's Only Business by Abbott, Eleanor Hallowell
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