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unquotable

  • a word derived from quotable.
    quotable
    adjective
    able to be quoted or easily quoted, as by reason of effectiveness, succinctness, or the like.

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Some are adorned with cutesy hearts scrawled in Sharpie pen; others include names, phone numbers and unquotable messages.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 17, 2021

On the other hand, Eli played in a tough market; he was unquotable by design, but he also never got into trouble.

From The Guardian ● Dec. 30, 2019

There, names and numbers were drawn out of hats, trainers of Belmont entries uttered mostly unquotable nothings and Bob Baffert beautifully navigated the media siege.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2015

The smart citizens of Buenos Aires cheered the performance; one fat dealer in sheep's wool as he got into his Hispano-Suiza was heard to gurgle his approval in unquotable terms.

From Time Magazine Archive

The only indisputable proof of an author possessing style is his being unquotable except in his own words.

From Dr. Johnson and His Circle by John Cann Bailey

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