unaccountably
adverb
un·ac·count·ably
ˌən-ə-ˈkau̇n-tə-blē 
1
: in an unaccountable manner
looking unaccountably upset
heat was unaccountably disappearing
2
: for reasons that are hard to understand
unaccountably, he stayed right there
Examples of unaccountably in a Sentence
She was looking unaccountably upset.
Unaccountably, the problem was ignored.
Recent Examples on the Web
Melody, so unaccountably a product of unconscious forces, had placed his ego in abeyance, allowing a forbearing tenderness to emerge.
—
Stephen Metcalf, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2024
And that’s before Bo one day goes unaccountably missing, a crisis followed in short order by the arrival of that sinister DVD, followed in turn by several more like it, their contents ranging from banal everyday activities to considerably more intimate moments.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 5 Sep. 2024
Not ambition to succeed on the world’s terms (though that asserted its own maddening static) but ambition to find forms for the seethe of rage, remembrance, and wild vitality that seemed, unaccountably, like sound inside me, demanding language but prelinguistic, somehow.
—Harper's Magazine, 25 June 2024
Its skepticism is too plain, spoiled by the cynicism of Costner’s unaccountably popular Western TV series Yellowstone.
—Armond White, National Review, 3 July 2024
See all Example Sentences for unaccountably 
Stephen Metcalf, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2024
And that’s before Bo one day goes unaccountably missing, a crisis followed in short order by the arrival of that sinister DVD, followed in turn by several more like it, their contents ranging from banal everyday activities to considerably more intimate moments.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 5 Sep. 2024
Not ambition to succeed on the world’s terms (though that asserted its own maddening static) but ambition to find forms for the seethe of rage, remembrance, and wild vitality that seemed, unaccountably, like sound inside me, demanding language but prelinguistic, somehow.
—Harper's Magazine, 25 June 2024
Its skepticism is too plain, spoiled by the cynicism of Costner’s unaccountably popular Western TV series Yellowstone.
—Armond White, National Review, 3 July 2024
See all Example Sentences for unaccountably
These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'unaccountably.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Dictionary Entries Near unaccountably
Cite this Entry
“Unaccountably.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unaccountably. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share