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indescribable

[ in-di-skrahy-buh-buhl ]
/ ˌɪn dɪˈskraɪ bə bəl /
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adjective

not describable; too extraordinary for description: a scene of indescribable confusion; indescribable euphoria.

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characterized by cleverness or originality of invention or construction.
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Origin of indescribable

First recorded in 1785–95; in-3 + describable

OTHER WORDS FROM indescribable

in·de·scrib·a·bil·i·ty, in·de·scrib·a·ble·ness, nounin·de·scrib·a·bly, adverb

Words nearby indescribable

independent school, independent suspension, independent variable, in-depth, Inderal, indescribable, indestructible, in detail, indeterminable, indeterminacy, indeterminacy principle
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Words related to indescribable

ineffable, sublime, unspeakable, impossible, nondescript, subtle, incommunicable, indefinable, inexpressible, unutterable, untellable

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British Dictionary definitions for indescribable

indescribable
/ (ˌɪndɪˈskraɪbəbəl) /

adjective

beyond description; too intense, extreme, etc, for words

Derived forms of indescribable

indescribability or indescribableness, nounindescribably, adverb
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