previous next
ĭn -explĭcābĭlis , e, adj.,
I.that cannot be unfolded or loosened, inextricable, intricate (class. only in the trop. signif.).
B. Transf.: “viae continuis imbribus,impassable, Liv. 40, 33, 2. —
II. Trop., inexplicable: “o rem, inquis, difficilem et inexplicabilem! atqui explicanda est,Cic. Att. 8, 3, 6; 10, 2, 2; 15, 9, 2; id. Ac. 2, 29, 95; 2, 30, 97: “facilitas,Liv. 37, 52, 9: “ambiguitas,Gell. 14, 2, 3: “multitudo,innumerable, Plin. 34, 7, 17, § 37: “de generibus singulis disserere immensum et inexplicabile est,impossible, id. 23, 1, 19, § 32: “bellum minitari,implacable, Tac. A. 3, 73 (al. inexpiabile).—Adv.: ĭnexplĭcābĭlĭter , inextricably, inexplicably (post-class.): “implicare,Aug. Ep. 255; App. M. 2, p. 115, 21.
hide Dictionary Entry Lookup
Use this tool to search for dictionary entries in all lexica.
Search for in
hide References (9 total)
  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (9):
    • Cicero, Letters to Atticus, 8.3.6
    • Tacitus, Annales, 3.73
    • Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia, 23.32
    • Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia, 34.37
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 37, 52.9
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 40, 33.2
    • Quintilian, Institutio Oratoria, Book 5, 10.101
    • Gellius, Noctes Atticae, 14.2.3
    • Curtius, Historiarum Alexandri Magni, 3.1.13
hide Display Preferences
Greek Display:
Arabic Display:
View by Default:
Browse Bar: