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inexplicable

inexp·li·cable

UK/ˌɪn.ɪkˈsplɪ.kə.bl̩/ US/ɪnˈɛk.splɪ.kə.bəl/ uncommon

adjective

1.

incapable of being explained or accounted for

  • “inexplicable errors”
  • “left the house at three in the morning for inexplicable reasons”

Origin

From Middle English inexplicable, from Middle French inexplicable, from Latin inexplicābilis, from in- (“not”) + explicābilis (“explicable”). By surface analysis, in- + explicable.

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