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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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, adverbWords nearby indescribable
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indescribable
/ (ˌɪndɪˈskraɪbəbəl) /
adjective
beyond description; too intense, extreme, etc, for words
Derived forms of indescribable
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