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
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She was looking unaccountably upset.
Unaccountably, the problem was ignored.
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The recipient of a recent glow-up, Barnes is unimaginably wealthy and therefore unaccountably powerful.
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Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 12 May 2026
Then a whole bank of dimmers on the switchboard unaccountably fused.
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As Franny Forst, unaccountably married to the Corporation, Isabella Rossellini provides in her person the argument for aging gracefully.
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Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 12 May 2026
Then a whole bank of dimmers on the switchboard unaccountably fused.
—Literary Hub, 13 Mar. 2026
As Franny Forst, unaccountably married to the Corporation, Isabella Rosselini provides in her person the argument for aging gracefully.
—Robert Lloyd, Houston Chronicle, 21 Jan. 2026
As Franny Forst, unaccountably married to the Corporation, Isabella Rossellini provides in her person the argument for aging gracefully.
—Television Critic, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2026
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“Unaccountably.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unaccountably. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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