unexplicable
unexplicable is the uncommon form of inexplicable.
unexplicable is the rare form of inexplicable.
Meaning of inexplicable
Adjective
inexplicable (comparative more inexplicable, superlative most inexplicable)
- Impossible to explain; not easily accounted for.
- The year 1866 was signalised by a remarkable incident, a mysterious and inexplicable phenomenon, which doubtless no one has yet forgotten.1873, Jules Verne, chapter I, in [anonymous], transl., Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Seas; […], James R. Osgood edition, Boston, Mass.: Geo[rge] M[urray] Smith & Co., →OCLC, part I, page 3
- Synonyms:
- inexplainable, unexplainable, insoluble, abstruse, Chinese, dense, enigmatic, fathomless, bottomless, Greek
- Antonyms:
- explicable, apprehensible, clear, limpid, comprehensible, explainable, explicatable, fathomable, graspable, illuminable
Forms of unexplicable
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more unexplicable |
| superlative | most unexplicable |
| Noun | |
| plural | unexplicables |
Origin of unexplicable
Alteration of inexplicable with un-.
Words formed from unexplicable
Questions about unexplicable
- What is unexplicable the uncommon form of?
- Unexplicable is the uncommon form of inexplicable.
Words near unexplicable in the dictionary
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