unspeakable

[ uhn-spee-kuh-buhl ]
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adjective
  1. not speakable; that may not be spoken.

  2. exceeding the power of speech; unutterable; inexpressible; indescribable.

  1. inexpressibly bad or objectionable.

Origin of unspeakable

1
1350–1400; Middle English unspekeabill.See un-1, speak, -able

Other words for unspeakable

Other words from unspeakable

  • un·speak·a·ble·ness, noun
  • un·speak·a·bly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for unspeakable

unspeakable

/ (ʌnˈspiːkəbəl) /


adjective
  1. incapable of expression in words: unspeakable ecstasy

  2. indescribably bad or evil

  1. not to be uttered: unspeakable thoughts

Derived forms of unspeakable

  • unspeakableness, noun
  • unspeakably, adverb

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