INEXPLICABLE


Meaning of INEXPLICABLE in English

/ ˌɪnɪkˈsplɪkəbl; NAmE / adjective

that cannot be understood or explained

SYN incomprehensible :

inexplicable behaviour

For some inexplicable reason he gave up a fantastic job.

OPP explicable

►  in·ex·plic·ably adverb :

inexplicably delayed / absent

She inexplicably withdrew the offer.

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WORD ORIGIN

late Middle English : from French , or from Latin inexplicabilis that cannot be unfolded, from in- not + explicabilis (from explicare , from ex- out + plicare to fold).

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