Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Difficult or impossible to explain or account for.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Not explicable; incapable of being explained or interpreted; not to be made plain or intelligible: as, an inexplicable mystery.
- Synonyms Unaccountable, incomprehensible, inscrutable, mysterious.
- Trousers; “inexpressibles.”
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Not explicable; not explainable; incapable of being explained, interpreted, or accounted for.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Impossible to
explain ; not easily accounted for.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective incapable of being explained or accounted for
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Examples
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Rachel Maddow mocked a Democratic senator on her Thursday show for what she called his "inexplicable" opposition to President Obama's jobs bill.
Rachel Maddow Mocks Sen. Bob Casey's Opposition To Obama Jobs Plan (VIDEO) 2011
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He said other methods of sabotage being used were what he termed inexplicable increases in prices of commodities by businesses and manufacturers here.
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Bates is still steamed at the Senate, including Senate President Peter Bragdon, for what he calls an "inexplicable flip-flop" on the bill.
All Stories 2011
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Economists would call it "inexplicable" because workers who are afraid are supposed to be harder workers.
Labor Market Issues, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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For instance, he continues, as most modern & contemporary poets, too, do, to break his lines in inexplicable places, a kind of game of hide & seek with the reader.
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We developed spiritual beliefs to explain inexplicable things: to plead for survival, seek food or safety, protect ourselves from storm and drought, and increase fertility.
Writer Unboxed » Blog Archive » Interview with Jules Watson, Part 3 2009
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Wrapped in inexplicable garish neon colors and costumes that suggested a cross between Mad Max: Beyond Thurnderdome and Calamity Jane, this production failed to ignite much fire of laughter.
Archive 2006-09-01 2006
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And on her unkind face an expression of inexplicable satisfaction.
Kate Morton Ebook Collection Kate Morton 2008
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And on her unkind face an expression of inexplicable satisfaction.
The House at Riverton Kate Morton 2008
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Wrapped in inexplicable garish neon colors and costumes that suggested a cross between Mad Max: Beyond Thurnderdome and Calamity Jane, this production failed to ignite much fire of laughter.
OSF 2006 - 2006
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word inexplicable
One of my lists has inexplicably disappeared! I promise I did not hit the delete button. Help?
August 4, 2009
bilby commented on the word inexplicable
In my dictionary I'd leave the definition blank.
July 7, 2022