inexplicably

American  

[in-ik-splik-uh-blee] / ˌɪn ɪkˈsplɪk ə bli /

adverb

1. in a way that cannot be accounted for or explained.

   It’s beyond frustrating when your project inexplicably fails in the field after working fine in the lab.

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Etymology

Origin of inexplicably

inexplicabl(e) ( def. ) + -ly

Example Sentences

Seattle inexplicably decided to throw instead of handing off to battering ram Marshawn Lynch, who was all but automatic in short-yardage situations.

From Los Angeles Times

The game was the debut of Goff, who played two series in the second quarter, was inexplicably inactive for the season opener and did not play in the first nine games.

From Los Angeles Times

But Scotland midfielder McGinn scored his second goal of the game from distance after a brain freeze from Forest goalkeeper John Victor, who inexplicably charged out of his area.

From Barron's

The Crimson Tide had just been rolled over by a Midwestern basketball school that has inexplicably morphed into the best college football team in the country.

From The Wall Street Journal

This spectacularly important museum, inexplicably omitted from the Tourist Office map, is only a short walk from the famed Jewish quarter.

From The Wall Street Journal