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

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inexplicably

But since that's not happening, it means there's a "mechanism" by which the corona is able to maintain its inexplicably high temperature, he says.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

Now moved from limited series to drama, it inexplicably landed a single nomination for its enjoyable-enough follow-up season — for the big prize, drama series.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026

After two speeches from textbook campaign types, including Susannah Carr from the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA and former New York 12 candidate Jami Floyd, Schlossberg emerged onto the stage, flanked inexplicably by two bagpipers.

From Slate ● Jun. 18, 2026

China Eastern flight MU5375 was travelling from Kunming to Guangzhou on March 21, 2022, when the jet inexplicably fell from an altitude of 29,000 feet, slamming into a mountain.

From Barron's ● May 8, 2026

At her words, inexplicably, the boy’s body slipped from me.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall