unspeakable
Incapable of being spoken or utteredIncapable of being spoken or uttered.
» The things he did, they're unspeakable.
Meaning
5 sensesIncapable of being spoken or uttered.
1855-1882, Walt Whitman, Leaves of Grass, book xv, The endless pride and outstretching of man, unspeakable joys and sorrows.
unsäglich
непередава́емыйneperedavájemyj, несказа́нныйneskazánnyj, неопису́емыйneopisújemyj
too sacred to be uttered
Impossible to speak about.
Unfit or not permitted to be spoken or described.
Extremely bad or objectionable.
an unspeakable fool
an unspeakable play
exceptionally bad or displeasing
(not comparable)That cannot be referenced in source code, due to having no usable name.
an instance of an unspeakable type
Examples
11 sentencesThe things he did, they're unspeakable.
Police encountered a scene of unspeakable carnage.
Yanni showed unspeakable violence.
It’s an unspeakable war.
We have to imagine what it would be like for our family, for our children, if the unspeakable happened to us.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English unspekable, equivalent to un- + speakable.From Middle English unspekable, equivalent to un- + speakable.
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Forms
more unspeakable, most unspeakable| Comparative | more unspeakable Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most unspeakable Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
14 synonyms- too sacred to be uttered:ineffableunnameableunutterable
- defying expression or description:indefinableindescribableineffableuntellableunutterable
- exceptionally bad or displeasing:atrociousabominableawfuldreadfulpainfulterrible
Word family
9 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form