unattributable

adjective

un·at·trib·ut·a·ble | \ ˌən-ə-ˈtri-ˌbyü-tə-bəl

, -byə- \

Definition of unattributable

: not able to be ascribed or credited to a source : not capable of being attributed an unattributable rumor unattributable liabilities

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Recent Examples on the Web Eventually, the agents found footprints that, according to their Indigenous guides, were unattributable to neighboring peoples. — New York Times, 16 Mar. 2022 But during that half-year, a funny thing happened: The computer experienced 152 unattributable memory errors. — Sarah Scoles, WIRED, 4 June 2018

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