unexcogitable

adjective

un·​excogitable

¦əˌnek¦skäjətəbəl

: not capable of being thought out or contrived

Word History

Etymology

modification of Late Latin inexcogitabilis, from Latin in- in- entry 1 + excogitare to excogitate + -abilis -able

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