inexplicable

[US]/ˌɪnɪkˈsplɪkəbl/
[UK]/ˌɪnɪkˈsplɪkəbl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. incapable of being explained, puzzling, beyond understanding

Example Sentences

an inexplicable animus against intellectuals.

Their actions are completely inexplicable.

The patient is given to sudden and inexplicable paroxysms of anger.

left the house at three in the morning for inexplicable reasons.

This theory makes sense of an otherwise inexplicable phenomenon.

Her inexplicable absence worried me.

for some inexplicable reason her mind went completely blank.

Parapsychology The study of the evidence for psychological phenomena, such as telepathy, clairvoyance, and psychokinesis, that are inexplicable by science.

Her sudden and inexplicable loss of weight alarmed her doctor.

The inexplicable disappearance of some nonlocal seasonal women worders worried everyone.

Real-world Examples

Your hand is blistered, you can barely stand, your hair is inexplicable!

Source: Friends Season 9

" Eighty percent were inexplicable the next day."

Source: "Christian Science Monitor" Reading Selections

They were astonished at the captain's inexplicable absence.

Source: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Original Version)

I wonder if there you have found the explanation of a character which has always seemed to me inexplicable.

Source: The Moon and Sixpence (Condensed Version)

He wanted to see it happen, the destruction of this one, inexplicable danger.

Source: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

One last question, I said, just as this inexplicable being seemed ready to withdraw.

Source: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Original Version)

Researchers believe that certain inexplicable movements of stars in galaxies are caused by dark matter.

Source: The Great Science Revelation

I suspected that Jessica enjoyed my inexplicable popularity more than my actual company.

Source: Twilight: Eclipse

This inexplicable individual acted like a mathematics professor working out a problem for his pupils.

Source: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Original Version)

The inexplicable absence of Ron and Hermione had momentarily driven every other thought from his mind.

Source: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

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