indescribably
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dɪˈskraɪ adjective
not describable; too extraordinary for description: a scene of indescribable confusion; indescribable euphoria.
Related forms
in·de·scrib·a·bil·i·ty, in·de·scrib·a·ble·ness, noun
in·de·scrib·a·bly, adverb
Synonyms
overwhelming, indefinable, unutterable.
overwhelming, indefinable, unutterable.
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indescribable (ˌɪndɪˈskraɪbəbəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| beyond description; too intense, extreme, etc, for words | |
| indescriba'bility | |
| —n | |
| inde'scribableness | |
| —n | |
| inde'scribably | |
| —adv | |
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Indescribably
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| indescribable (ˌɪndɪˈskraɪbəbəl) | |
| —adj | |
| beyond description; too intense, extreme, etc, for words | |
| indescriba'bility | |
| —n | |
| inde'scribableness | |
| —n | |
| inde'scribably | |
| —adv | |
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Example sentences
How's this for a sales pitch: we're going to take your money and invest it in an almost indescribably complex way.
When cocaine is smoked as coca paste or crack, the intensity of the sensation is said to be indescribably intense.
People behaved far better than you might ever have imagined they could, and they behaved indescribably badly.
By conventional measures, they were indescribably poor.
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