indescribable

adjective

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Pronunciation: /ɪndɪˈskɹaɪbəbl̩/

Etymology: From in- + describe + -able.

Impossible (or very difficult) to describe.
“He proved it with indescribable mathematics.”
“The beauty and brilliancy of this insect are indescribable, and none but a naturalist can understand the intense excitement I experienced when I at length captured it.”
Exceeding all description.
“Our hotel had an indescribable view of the Bay of Naples.”
“The time was when, had such an idea entered her mind, it would have been torture indescribable and agony the most intense; but then, subdued as was the usual warmth of her temperament, an awful suspension seemed to hold her feelings in control.”