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Definition: Unaccountably |
UnaccountablyAdverb1. In an unaccountable manner; "in the book, a tycoon unaccountably becomes the hero's friend". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "unaccountably" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1693. (references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | I was in the water closet of the Bournemouth express when it quite unaccountably exploded, thereby extensively damaging the rest of the train. (The Wrong Box; writing credit: Larry Gelbart; Lloyd Osbourne) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | ||
| Title | Author | Quote |
Hunting of the Snark | Carroll, Lewis | Yet still, ever after that sorrowful day, Whenever the Butcher was by, The Beaver kept looking the opposite way, And appeared unaccountably shy. |
Walden | Thoreau, Henry David | The wildest scenes had become unaccountably familiar. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| "Unaccountably" is generally used as an adverb (general) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Unaccountably" is used about 99 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adverb (general) | 100% | 99 | 32,870 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expression using "unaccountably": an unaccountably long time. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| Language | Translations for "unaccountably"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||
German | unerklärlicherweise (inexplicably, mysteriously), unerklärlich (inexplicable, inexplicably, unaccountable, undefinably, unexplainable), unerkla.rlicherweise, auf unerklärliche weise (mysteriously). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Greek | ανεξηγητώσ. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | rejtélyes módon. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Manx | gyn yss cre'n fa. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | accountablyunay необъяснимо (unexplainably). (various references) neodgovorno, neobjašnjivo. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Misspellings | |
"Unaccountably" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: uncountably. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "unaccountably" (pronounced u'nukou"ntublē) |
| 5 | -t u b l ē | charitably, comfortably, creditably, equitably, imperceptibly, indisputably, inevitably, irresistibly, notably, predictably, profitably, regrettably, respectably, suitably, unacceptably, uncomfortably, unpredictably. |
| 4 | -u b l ē | admirably, amiably, amicably, appreciably, arguably, audibly, comparably, conceivably, considerably, credibly, demonstrably, fashionably, favorably, feasibly, flexibly, forcibly, formidably, honorably, horribly, impeccably, implausibly, impossibly, improbably, incomparably, incredibly, indelibly, inexorably, inexplicably, inextricably, inseparably, interchangeably, interminably, intolerably, invariably, irreparably, irresponsibly, irretrievably, irreversibly, irrevocably, justifiably, knowledgeably, measurably, memorably, miserably, noticeably, ostensibly, palpably, passably, peaceably, plausibly, possibly, preferably, presumably, probably, reasonably, recognizably, reliably, remarkably, responsibly, sensibly, terribly, unalterably, unavoidably, unbearably, unbelievably, uncontrollably, undeniably, understandably, unequivocably, unfavorably, unjustifiably, unmistakably, unquestionably, unreasonably, unseasonably, visibly. |
| 3 | -b l ē | ably, assembly, bubbly, doubly, feebly, glibly, humbly, immeasurably, nimbly, nobly, reassembly, subassembly, superbly, trembly. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-b-c-c-l-n-n-o-t-u-u-y" | |
-2 letters: accountably. | |
-4 letters: countably. | |
-5 letters: blatancy, cantonal, layabout, unbouncy. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-b-c-c-l-n-n-o-t-u-u-y" | |
+3 letters: unaccountability. | |
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| 1. Definition 2. Usage: Modern 3. Quotations: Fiction 4. Usage Frequency | 5. Expressions 6. Translations: Modern 7. Derivations 8. Rhymes | 9. Anagrams 10. Bibliography |
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