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inexpressible

adjective

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adj

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English express Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ibilis Old French -ibleder. Middle English -ible English -ible English expressible English inexpressible From in- + expressible.

  1. Unable to be expressed; not able to be put into words.

    She felt inexpressible contempt for her attackers.

    That noise, that awful clamour of uncouthness inexpressible, is the love-call of the storm bird!