unexplained

Adjective
US[uhn-ik-spleynd]/ˌʌnɪkˈspleɪnd/3 syllables

Open English WordNet

Adjective (2)

  1. not explained“accomplished by some unexplained process”Opposite determinedSimilar undetermined
  2. having the reason or cause not made clear“an unexplained error”Opposite explicableSimilar inexplicable, incomprehensible
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Unexplained

Formed with the prefix un- (“not”): To past particles, or to adjectives formed after the analogy of past particles, to indicate the absence of the condition or state expressed by them. See explained.

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

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