uncommunicable
Americanadjective
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Etymology
Origin of uncommunicable
Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at un- 1, communicable
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But Bernard Levin, writing in The London Observer that same year, noted that “as a communication of the uncommunicable, ‘Conundrum’ is very good indeed.”
From New York Times ● Nov. 20, 2020
But they made no sound and what I had almost remembered was uncommunicable forever.
From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald
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The fresh beauty of such songs as these is, however, almost utterly uncommunicable in another language.
From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 5 by Hamilton Wright Mabie
Edwin had proved his grit, proved that he had that uncommunicable quality, ‘character,’ and had well deserved encouragement.
From Clayhanger by Arnold Bennett
She smiled, but the smile only gave you a new thrill; it was vacant and had no joy in it, rather an uncommunicable grief.
From Marm Lisa by Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin
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