unaccountable

[ uhn-uh-koun-tuh-buhl ]
/ ˌʌn əˈkaʊn tə bəl /
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adjective

impossible to account for; unexplained; inexplicable: The boat has an unaccountable tendency to yaw.
exempt from being called to account; not answerable: As a subordinate, he is unaccountable for errors in policy.

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Origin of unaccountable

First recorded in 1635–45; un-1 + accountable

OTHER WORDS FROM unaccountable

un·ac·count·a·ble·ness, un·ac·count·a·bil·i·ty, nounun·ac·count·a·bly, adverb

Words nearby unaccountable

unaccented, unacceptable, unaccommodated, unaccompanied, unaccomplished, unaccountable, unaccounted, unaccounted-for, unaccustomed, unacknowledged, unacquainted
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Words related to unaccountable

unintelligible, impenetrable, unheard-of, unfathomable, arcane, inexplicable, astonishing, baffling, extraordinary, incomprehensible, inscrutable, mystic, odd, peculiar, puzzling, strange, uncommon, unusual, unexplainable, unwonted

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British Dictionary definitions for unaccountable

unaccountable
/ (ˌʌnəˈkaʊntəbəl) /

adjective

allowing of no explanation; inexplicable
puzzling; extraordinaryan unaccountable fear of hamburgers
not accountable or answerable to

Derived forms of unaccountable

unaccountableness or unaccountability, noununaccountably, adverb
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