unmentionable

[ uhn-men-shuh-nuh-buh l ]

/ ʌnˈmɛn ʃə nə bəl /

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adjective

not mentionable; inappropriate, unfit, or improper for mention, as in polite conversation; unspeakable.

noun

something that is not to be mentioned: That subject was classed among the unmentionables.

unmentionables,

undergarments.
(formerly) trousers or breeches.

Words nearby unmentionable

unmeaningful, unmeant, unmeasured, unmeet, unmemorable, unmentionable, unmentionables, unmentioned, unmerciful, unmeritable, unmerited

Origin of unmentionable

First recorded in 1820–30; un-¹ + mentionable

OTHER WORDS FROM unmentionable

un·men·tion·a·ble·ness, noun

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Examples from the Web for unmentionable

Finally, 27 minutes and 48 seconds into his monologue, Benjamin Netanyahu mentioned the unmentionable: Palestinians.
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What really set her off was mentioning the unmentionable—that 18 years ago, she shot Mary Jo Buttafuoco.
Amy Fisher Kicked Me Off Her Porn Shoot|Nicole LaPorte|August 3, 2010|DAILY BEAST
The unmentionable image rattles down to the core of our brain.
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I am an instigator of degrading immorality and unmentionable crimes.
The Eyes of the World|Harold Bell Wright

Lost in smoke, the clerk grumbled that the gory affair was unmentionable nonsense.
Dragon's blood|Henry Milner Rideout
Quite possibly there were unmentionable volumes among them—de Maupassant, perhaps Boccaccio.
The Confession|Mary Roberts Rinehart
People assume that Urnings seek their pleasure only or mainly in an act of unmentionable indecency.
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Why the unmentionable mischief do you waste your energies, singing like that at a rehearsal?
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British Dictionary definitions for unmentionable

unmentionable

/ (ʌnˈmɛnʃənəbəl) /

adjective

unsuitable or forbidden as a topic of conversation
(as noun)the unmentionable

Derived forms of unmentionable

unmentionableness, noununmentionably, adverb

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unmentionable

adjective

noun

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Origin of unmentionable

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Examples from the Web for unmentionable

British Dictionary definitions for unmentionable

adjective

Derived forms of unmentionable