inexplicable
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in·ex·pli·ca·ble
(ĭn-ĕk′splĭ-kə-bəl, ĭn′ĭk-splĭk′ə-bəl)adj.
Difficult or impossible to explain or account for.
in·ex′pli·ca·bil′i·ty, in·ex′pli·ca·ble·ness n.
in·ex′pli·ca·bly adv.
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inexplicable
(ˌɪnɪkˈsplɪkəbəl; ɪnˈɛksplɪkəbəl) orinexplainable
adj
not capable of explanation; unexplainable
ˌinexplicaˈbility, ˌinexˈplicableness, ˌinexˌplainaˈbility, ˌinexˈplainableness n
ˌinexˈplicably, ˌinexˈplainably adv
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in•ex•pli•ca•ble
(ɪnˈɛk splɪ kə bəl, ˌɪn ɪkˈsplɪk ə-)adj.
not explicable; incapable of being explained.
[1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin]
in•ex`pli•ca•bil′i•ty, in•ex′pli•ca•ble•ness, n.
in•ex′pli•ca•bly, adv.
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| Adj. | 1. | inexplicable - incapable of being explained or accounted for; "inexplicable errors"; "left the house at three in the morning for inexplicable reasons" uncomprehensible, incomprehensible - difficult to understand; "the most incomprehensible thing about the universe is that it is comprehensible"- A. Einstein insoluble - admitting of no solution or explanation; "an insoluble doubt" explicable - capable of being explicated or accounted for; "explicable behavior" |
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inexplicable
adjective unaccountable, strange, mysterious, baffling, enigmatic, incomprehensible, mystifying, unintelligible, insoluble, inscrutable, unfathomable, beyond comprehension His behaviour was extraordinary and inexplicable.
understandable, comprehensible, explicable, soluble, intelligible, explainable, fathomable
understandable, comprehensible, explicable, soluble, intelligible, explainable, fathomable
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inexplicable
adjectiveThat cannot be explained:
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Translations
لا يُمْكِن تَفْسيرُه
nevysvětlitelný
uforklarliguforståelig
óskÿranlegur
nepaaiškinamainepaaiškinamas
neizprotamsneizskaidrojams
açıklanamaznedeni bilinemez
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inexplicable
[ˌɪnɪkˈsplɪkəbəl ɪnˈɛksplɪkəbəl] adj → inexplicablefor some inexplicable reason → pour une raison inexplicable
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inexplicable
adj → unerklärlich, unerklärbar
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inexplicable
(inikˈsplikəbl) adjective impossible to explain or understand. His inexplicable absence worried all of us.
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