inexplicable
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- inexplicability noun
- inexplicableness noun
- inexplicably adverb
Etymology
Origin of inexplicable
First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English word from Latin word inexplicābilis. See in- 3, explicable
Example Sentences
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His nap had been cut short and he was deeply, inexplicably exhausted.
From Literature
Edinburgh East and Musselburgh MP Murray told BBC Radio 4's Today programme the errors were "inexplicable" as formal letters instructing councils to start preparing to hand over evidence "should have happened quite automatically".
From BBC
But here in Southern California, something more is in the air: a dense, motionless tsunami of something foul and inexplicable.
From Los Angeles Times
The consequence has been a chaotic patchwork of often inexplicable redactions, exacerbating suspicions of a coverup.
In this regard, Mr. Rachel’s book exemplifies what the French controversialist Renaud Camus calls the second career of Adolf Hitler: the long hangover of inexplicable catastrophe.
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