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

The first love song on the album, it's inexplicably missing from the standard, 12-track edition.

From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026

Strategy shareholders, who once inexplicably paid a multiple of its bitcoin value, would surely figure out there’s a growing liability between them and their cryptocurrency.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 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

And out of that silence inexplicably rises the Foreteller’s voice.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin