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unaccountable

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un·ac·count·a·ble  (n-kount-bl)
adj.
1. Impossible to account for; inexplicable: unaccountable absences.
2. Free from accountability; not responsible: an executive unaccountable to anyone but the president.

unac·counta·bili·ty n.
unac·counta·bly adv.

unaccountable [ˌʌnəˈkaʊntəbəl]
adj
1. allowing of no explanation; inexplicable
2. puzzling; extraordinary an unaccountable fear of hamburgers
3. not accountable or answerable to
unaccountableness , unaccountability n
unaccountably  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.unaccountableunaccountable - not to be accounted for or explained; "perceptible only as unaccountable influences that hinder progress"; "an unexplainable fear"
incomprehensible, inexplicable - incapable of being explained or accounted for; "inexplicable errors"; "left the house at three in the morning for inexplicable reasons"
2.unaccountableunaccountable - free from control or responsibility
irresponsible - showing lack of care for consequences; "behaved like an irresponsible idiot"; "hasty and irresponsible action"

unaccountable
adjective
2. not answerable, exempt, not responsible, free, unliable Economic policy should not be run by an unaccountable committee.
Translations
unaccountable [ˈʌnəˈkaʊntəbl] ADJ
1. (= inexplicable) [fear, pain] → inexplicable
for some unaccountable reasonpor alguna razón inexplicable or incomprensible
2. (= not answerable) [institution, person] → no responsable (to ante)

unaccountable [ˌʌnəˈkaʊntəbəl] adj
(= inexplicable) → inexplicable
for some unaccountable reason → pour une raison inexplicable
(= not accountable) [person, organization] → qui n'a pas à répondre de ses actes

unaccountable
adj
(= inexplicable)unerklärlich; phenomenon alsounerklärbar
(= not answerable) personniemandem unterstellt; to be unaccountable to somebodysich jdm gegenüber nicht verantworten müssen

unaccountable [ˌʌnəˈkaʊntəbl] adj (inexplicable) → inspiegabile; (not answerable) → non responsabile
unaccountable [ˌʌnəˈkaʊntəbl] adj (inexplicable) → inspiegabile; (not answerable) → non responsabile

unaccountable
adj unaccountable [anəˈkauntəbl]
that cannot be explained his unaccountable absence. onverduidelikbaar, sonder verduideliking لا يُمْكِن تَعْليلُه أو تَفْسيرُه необясним nevysvětlitelný uforklarlig unerklärlich ανεξήγητος inexplicable seletamatu توضیح ناپذیر selittämätön inexplicable שֶׁאֵין לְהַסבִּירוֹ अनुत्तरदायी neobjašnjiv megmagyarázhatatlan óútskÿranlegur inspiegabile 説明のできない 설명할 수 없는 nepaaiškinamas, nesuprantamas neizskaidrojams tdk dapat dijelaskan onverklaarbaar uforklarlig, mystisk niewytłumaczalny inexplicável inexplicabil необъяснимый nevysvetliteľný, záhadný, nepochopiteľný nerazložljiv neobjašnjiv oförklarlig ไม่สามารถอธิบายได้ açıklanamaz, anlaşılmaz 無法解釋的 непояснимий; незбагненний بے حساب، ناقابل بيان không thể giải thích nổi
adv unacˈcountably
in a way that cannot be explained He was unaccountably late/ill. onverklaarbaar بصورَةٍ لا يُمْكِن تَفْسيرها необяснимо nevysvětlitelně uforklarligt unerklärlich ανεξήγητα, αδικαιολόγητα inexplicablemente seletamatult بطور توجیه ناپذیر selittämättömästi inexplicablement בְּאוֹפֶן שֶׁאֵין לְהַסבִּירוֹ गैर-जवाबदेही से neobjašnjivo rejtélyesen óútskÿranlega inspiegabilmente 説明できないほど 설명할 수 없을 만큼 dėl nesuprantamų priežasčių nesaprotamu iemeslu dēļ dgn cara yg tdk dapat dijelaskan om onverklaarbare redenen uforklarlig, ikke påviselig z niewyjaśnionych powodów inexplicavelmente (în mod) inexplicabil необъяснимо nevysvetliteľne nerazložljivo neobjašnjivo oförklarligt อย่างไม่สามารถอธิบายได้ anlaşılmaz bir şekilde 無法解釋地 незбагненно ناقابل بيان طور پر không thể giải thích nổi


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To me, Sage-Brush, man is most strange and unaccountable.
You ask me if in my experience as one of a pair of twins I ever observed anything unaccountable by the natural laws with which we have acquaintance.
Through the window I saw one of those unaccountable men in white, lugging a packing-case along the beach.
 
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