unaccountable

Adjective
US[uhn-uh-koun-tuh-buhl]/ˌʌnəˈkaʊntəbəl/5 syllables
Synonyms: unexplainable

Open English WordNet

Adjective (2)

  1. not to be accounted for or explained“perceptible only as unaccountable influences that hinder progress”“an unexplainable fear”Synonyms: unexplainableOpposite explicableSimilar inexplicable, incomprehensible
  2. free from control or responsibilityOpposite responsibleSimilar irresponsible
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Un′ac·count′a·ble adjective

1. Not accountable or responsible; free from control. Robert South

2. Not to be accounted for; inexplicable; not consonant with reason or rule; strange; mysterious.

— Un′wb-a2′>′ac·count′wb-a1′>′a·ble·ness}, noun — Un′wb-a2′>′ac·count′wb-a1′>′a·bly, adverb

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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