inexplicably

CEFRC1

/ˌɪnɪˈksplɪkəbli/

adverb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adverb

    In a way that cannot be explained or understood.

  2. 02

    adverb

    Extra detail

    In an inexplicable manner; for an unknown reason.

Examples

  • The spacecraft encountered several hardware anomalies, many of which inexplicably fixed themselves.

  • When Tom stopped eating wheat, his health inexplicably got better.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1
Synonyms
1

Deep Dive

More examples

In context

  • The Ivorian then inexplicably handled the resultant corner and referee Nicola Rizzoli had no hesitation pointing to the spot.

Synonyms

Quick test

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The old clock stopped working blank, even though it had been recently repaired.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

adverb

From inexplicable + -ly.