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indescribable

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in⋅de⋅scrib⋅a⋅ble

[in-di-skrahy-buh-buhl]
–adjective
not describable; too extraordinary for description: a scene of indescribable confusion; indescribable euphoria.

Origin:
1785–95; in- 3 + describable


in⋅de⋅scrib⋅a⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, in⋅de⋅scrib⋅a⋅ble⋅ness, noun
in⋅de⋅scrib⋅a⋅bly, adverb


overwhelming, indefinable, unutterable.
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in·de·scrib·a·ble   (ĭn'dĭ-skrī'bə-bəl)   
adj.  
  1. Impossible to describe: indescribable views.

  2. Exceeding description: experienced indescribable delight. See Synonyms at unspeakable.

in'de·scrib'a·bil'i·ty, in'de·scrib'a·ble·ness n., in'de·scrib'a·bly adv.
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