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un-speakably
un·speak·a·ble
/
ʌnˈspi
kə
bəl
/
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[
uhn-
spee
-k
uh
-b
uh
l
]
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adjective
1.
not speakable; that may not be spoken.
2.
exceeding the power of speech; unutterable; inexpressible; indescribable.
3.
inexpressibly bad or objectionable.
Origin:
1350–1400;
Middle English
unspekeabill.
See
un-
1
,
speakable
Related forms
un·speak·a·ble·ness,
noun
un·speak·a·bly,
adverb
Synonyms
2.
ineffable, unimaginable.
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unspeakable
(ʌnˈspiːkəb
ə
l)
—
adj
1.
incapable of expression in words:
unspeakable ecstasy
2.
indescribably bad or evil
3.
not to be uttered:
unspeakable thoughts
un'speakableness
—
n
un'speakably
—
adv
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Word Origin & History
unspeakable
c.1400, "inexpressible," from
un-
(1) "not" + speakable (see
speak
). Meaning "indescribably bad or wicked" is recorded from 1831.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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