inexplicable

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Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

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Definition

  1. adjective incapable of being explained or accounted for

Etymology

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

In classic literature

Synonyms

incomprehensible

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