unmentionable
Use Unmentionable in a sentence
ʃə adjective
1.
not mentionable; inappropriate, unfit, or improper for mention, as in polite conversation; unspeakable.
noun
2.
something that is not to be mentioned: That subject was classed among the unmentionables.
3.
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unmentionable (ʌnˈmɛnʃənəbəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| a. unsuitable or forbidden as a topic of conversation | |
| b. (as noun): the unmentionable | |
| un'mentionableness | |
| —n | |
| un'mentionably | |
| —adv | |
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Unmentionable
is always a great word to know.
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| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
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Example sentences
As for the disease that was for so many years unmentionable, it is now being slowly un- masked.
Then he pulled off a risky move-he found a way to mention the unmentionable.
It is a place where the unthinkable can be thought, the unmentionable can be challenged.
Early in the meeting an older worker stood up and asked openly about the trials, for years an unmentioned and unmentionable topic.
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