inexplicably

1. 1.

   in a manner differing from the usual or expected

   “had a curiously husky voice”

   “he's behaving rather peculiarly”

   Synonymscuriouslyoddlypeculiarly

Questions about inexplicably

What does inexplicably mean?

inexplicably means "in a manner differing from the usual or expected".

How many syllables are in inexplicably?

inexplicably has 5 syllables: in-ex-plic-a-bly. The stress falls on "plic". In IPA it is /ˌɪnɪkˈsplɪkəbli/.

What is another word for inexplicably?

Close synonyms include curiously, oddly, peculiarly. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is inexplicably a common word?

inexplicably is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.