unaccountably adv

unaccountably adv
"The bank doesn't want me as a customer," said Tom unaccountably.

English expressions. 2014.

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  • unaccountably — adv. inexplicably, incomprehensibly; in an unaccountable manner …   English contemporary dictionary

  • unaccountably — un|ac|count|a|bly [ˌʌnəˈkauntəbli] adv [sentence adverb] used to say that something is very surprising and difficult to explain ▪ Unaccountably, the woman had refused. ▪ The planned military assault on the city yesterday was unaccountably delayed …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Unaccountably — Unaccountable Un ac*count a*ble, a. 1. Not accountable or responsible; free from control. South. [1913 Webster] 2. Not to be accounted for; inexplicable; not consonant with reason or rule; strange; mysterious. [1913 Webster] {Un ac*count… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • account n — unaccountably adv …   English expressions

  • unaccountable — unaccountableness, unaccountability, n. unaccountably, adv. /un euh kown teuh beuhl/, adj. 1. impossible to account for; unexplained; inexplicable: The boat has an unaccountable tendency to yaw. 2. exempt from being called to account; not… …   Universalium

  • unaccountable — [ˌʌnəˈkaʊntəb(ə)l] adj 1) people or organizations that are unaccountable do not have to explain their actions or decisions to anyone else 2) formal difficult or impossible to explain or understand unaccountably adv …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • unaccountable — [un΄əkount′ə bəl] adj. 1. that cannot be explained or accounted for; strange; mysterious 2. not accountable; not responsible unaccountability n. unaccountableness unaccountably adv …   English World dictionary

  • unaccountable — adj. 1 unable to be explained. 2 unpredictable or strange in behaviour. 3 not responsible. Derivatives: unaccountability n. unaccountableness n. unaccountably adv …   Useful english dictionary

  • inexplicably — adv incomprehensibly, unexplainably, incredibly, unaccountably, strangely, mysteriously, mystifyingly, bafflingly, puzzlingly, miraculously ≠ explicably …   Useful english dictionary

  • unaccountable — [[t]ʌ̱nəka͟ʊntəb(ə)l[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n Something that is unaccountable does not seem to have any sensible explanation. For some unaccountable reason, it struck me as extremely funny... He had an unaccountable change of mind. Syn:… …   English dictionary

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