unutterable
adjective
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Pronunciation: /(ˌ)ʌnˈʌt(ə)ɹəbl̩/ / /(ˌ)ʌnˈʌtɹəbl̩/ / /ˌʌnˈʌtɚəb(ə)l/
adj
Etymology: From un- (prefix meaning ‘not’) + utterable.
- Not utterable; incapable of being physically spoken or voiced; unpronounceable.
- Incapable of being articulated or expressed; indescribable, inexpressible.
“unutterable anguish”
“[H]e is Sir / The moſt vnutterable covvard, that ere nature / Bleſt vvith hard ſhoulders, vvhich vvere only giuen him, / To the ruine of baſtinados.”
- Not allowed to be spoken; taboo, unspeakable.
“Hovv oft the humble Scholar came, / And to your Songs he rais'd his Ears / To learn the Unutterable Name, / To view the Eternal Baſe that bears / The Nevv Creations Frame.”
- Extremely bad or objectionable; unspeakable.
“These unutterable people upon the telephone have already ruined my morning's work, so that a little more can hardly matter.”
noun
Etymology: From un- (prefix meaning ‘not’) + utterable.
- Something which is unutterable (incapable of being physically spoken, incapable of being articulated or expressed, etc.).