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inexplicable

adj
/ˌɪn.ɪkˈsplɪ.kə.bl̩/

Etymology

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

  1. derived from inexplicābilis
  2. derived from inexplicable
  3. inherited from inexplicable

Definitions

  1. Impossible to explain

    Impossible to explain; not easily accounted for.

    • The year 1866 was signalised by a remarkable incident, a mysterious and inexplicable phenomenon, which doubtless no one has yet forgotten.

  2. Something that is impossible to explain.

    • HEE [Cleanthes] left behind him (ſaith [Diogenes] Laertius) theſe excellent Books. […] Of Inexplicables.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for inexplicable. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA