unprintable

[uhn-prin-tuh-buhl]

adjective

1. improper or unfit for print, especially because of obscenity or offensiveness.

unprintable

/ ʌnˈprɪntəbəl /

adjective

1. unsuitable for printing for reasons of obscenity, libel, bad taste, etc

Other Word Forms

• unprintably adverb
• unprintableness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of unprintable¹

First recorded in 1855–60; un- ¹ + printable

Example Sentences

President Trump — the devil himself, to those roiling inside the hall — was derided as a “punk,” “the orange oligarch,” a small-fisted bully, the “thing that sits in the White House” and assorted unprintable epithets.

From Los Angeles Times

Perhaps the most memorable number is the one with an unprintable title that invites the audience to flip off Ted Cruz.

From Los Angeles Times

Not the parts of him that are an unprintable word commonly used in Britain.

From Los Angeles Times

The Russians demanded surrender but the Ukrainians refused, using unprintable language.

From BBC

I’ve used plenty of unprintable language while subjected to the “Earth 2” rhetoric of Fox News or the lies and conspiracies shared by folks like Musk.

From Los Angeles Times