Definitions for INEXPLICABLE
ɪnˈɛk splɪ kə bəl, ˌɪn ɪkˈsplɪk ə-in·ex·pli·ca·ble

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. inexplicable, incomprehensibleadjective

   incapable of being explained or accounted for

   "inexplicable errors"; "left the house at three in the morning for inexplicable reasons"

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. inexplicableadjective

   Impossible to explain; not easily accounted for.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Inexplicableadjective

   Incapable of being explained; not to be made intelligible.

   Etymology: inexplicable, Fr. in and explico, Lat.

   What could such apprehensions breed, but, as their nature is, inexplicable passions of mind, desires abhorring what they embrace, and embracing what they abhor? Richard Hooker.

   To me at least this seems inexplicable, if light be nothing else than pression or motion propagated through ether. Newton.

   None eludes sagacious reason more,
   Than this obscure inexplicable pow'r. Richard Blackmore.

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1. inexplicable

   Inexplicable is an adjective that refers to something that cannot be explained, understood, or interpreted due to its complexity, mystery, or obscurity. It often describes situations, events, or phenomena which are puzzling, enigmatic, or unfathomable.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Inexplicableadjective

   not explicable; not explainable; incapable of being explained, interpreted, or accounted for; as, an inexplicable mystery

2. Etymology: [L. inexplicabilis: cf. F. inexplicable. See In- not, and Explicable.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Inexplicable

   in-eks′pli-ka-bl, adj. that cannot be explained: unintelligible.—ns. Inexplicabil′ity, Inex′plicableness.—adv. Inex′plicably.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of INEXPLICABLE in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of INEXPLICABLE in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of INEXPLICABLE in a Sentence

1. Adam Schiff:

   This action is long overdue and follows an inexplicable series of events in which the White House played a role in selectively and surreptitiously providing the documents to our Chairman (Nunes), the White House has yet to explain why it attempted to conceal its role in the compilation of these materials. The White House is not a whistleblower and nothing that I was shown justifies such duplicitous conduct.

2. Surfside Mayor Charles Burkett:

   We got the call at about 2 o'clock this morning and we came out and we've got a modern building that just collapsed. A large modern building, 12 stories, 130-unit condominium on the ocean just collapsed, it looks like there was an earthquake, it's inexplicable and we are all scratching our heads trying to figure out what the problem is.

3. Kirk Pasich:

   When he told me he may have taken an extra Ativan or two, I contacted security and asked that they check on him. What happened is inexplicable, and I am hopeful that further medical reports will provide additional details.

4. Erich Fromm:

   That man can destroy life is just as miraculous a feat as that he can create it, for life is the miracle, the inexplicable. In the act of destruction, man sets himself above life he transcends himself as a creature. Thus, the ultimate choice for a man, inasmuch as he is driven to transcend himself, is to create or to destroy, to love or to hate.

5. Douglas Noel Adams:

   There is a theory which states that if ever anyone discovers exactly what the Universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable. There is another theory which states that this has already happened.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=INEXPLICABLE
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Inexplicable
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=INEXPLICABLE
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/INEXPLICABLE
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=INEXPLICABLE