inexplicable
pronunciation
How to pronounce inexplicable in British English:
UK [ˌɪnɪkˈsplɪkəbl]
How to pronounce inexplicable in American English:
US [ɪnˈɛksplɪkəbəl,ˌɪnɪkˈsplɪkəbəl]
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- Adjective:
- incapable of being explained or accounted for
Word Origin
- inexplicable (adj.)
- early 15c., from Middle French inexplicable or directly from Latin inexplicabilis "that cannot be unfolded or disentangled, very intricate," figuratively, "inexplicable," from in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + explicabilis "that may be explained" (see explicable). Related: Inexplicably.
Synonym
Example
- 1. Fee structures and rates across the sector are often inexplicable and extortionate .
- 2. Employees at the inn have also experienced their fair share of inexplicable sounds and sightings .
- 3. Spandex jumpsuits and cheesy swedish pop have long enjoyed great and inexplicable success in the west .
- 4. Understanding this about apple helps explain otherwise inexplicable decisions , such as why apple got into the mobile phone handset business , and why the company is so ambivalent about business products .
- 5. By mid-year , it may become evident even to members of congress and the inexplicable mr krugman that whatever america 's economic problems may be , the renminbi is not one of them .