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Thesaurus: unspeakable

Not speakable; incapable of being uttered or adequately described; inexpressible; unutterable; ineffable; as, unspeakable grief or rage.

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  1. a. Not speakable; incapable of being uttered or adequately described; inexpressible; unutterable; ineffable; as, unspeakable grief or rage.
  2. adj. defying expression or description
  3. adj. exceptionally bad or displeasing
  4. adj. too sacred to be uttered
  5. Not speakable; incapable of being uttered or adequately described; inexpressible; unutterable; ineffable; as, unspeakable grief or rage. -- Un*speak"a*bly, adv. Ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory. 1 Pet. i. 8.
  6. Not speakable; incapable of being uttered or adequatelydescribed; inexpressible; unutterable; ineffable; as, unspeakablegrief or rage.-- Un*speak"a*bly, adv.Ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory. 1 Pet. i. 8.
  7. j:100 s defying expression or description s exceptionally bad or displeasing s too sacred to be uttered