inexplicable
AdjectiveUS[in-uhk-splis-uh-buhl]/ˌɪnəkˈsplɪsəbəl/5 syllables
Synonyms:
incomprehensible
Open English WordNet
Adjective (1)
- incapable of being explained or accounted for“inexplicable errors”“left the house at three in the morning for inexplicable reasons”Synonyms: incomprehensibleSimilar cryptic, paradoxical, unaccountable, unexplainedSee also incomprehensible, insoluble
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
In·ex′pli·ca·ble adjective
Origin: L. inexplicabilis: cf. F. inexplicable. See In- not, and Explicable.
Not explicable; not explainable; incapable of being explained, interpreted, or accounted for; as, an inexplicable mystery. “An inexplicable scratching.” William Cowper
Their reason is disturbed; their views become vast and perplexed, to others inexplicable, to themselves uncertain.— Edmund Burke
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54