unspeakable. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

The American Heritage^® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

unspeakable

SYLLABICATION:	un·speak·a·ble
PRONUNCIATION:	n-spk-bl
ADJECTIVE:	1. Beyond description; inexpressible: unspeakable happiness. 2. Inexpressibly bad or objectionable: unspeakable poverty. 3. Not to be spoken: unspeakable thoughts.
OTHER FORMS:	un·speaka·ble·ness —NOUN un·speaka·bly —ADVERB
SYNONYMS:	unspeakable, indefinable, indescribable, ineffable, inexpressible, unutterable These adjectives mean defying expression or description: unspeakable misery; indefinable yearnings; indescribable beauty; ineffable ecstasy; inexpressible anguish; unutterable contempt.


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