Unspeakable Definition & Meaning
unspeakable
- adjective
- defying expression or description; "indefinable yearnings"; "indescribable beauty"; "ineffable ecstasy"; "inexpressible anguish"; "unspeakable happiness"; "unutterable contempt"; "a thing of untellable splendor"
- exceptionally bad or displeasing; "atrocious taste"; "abominable workmanship"; "an awful voice"; "dreadful manners"; "a painful performance"; "terrible handwriting"; "an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room"
- too sacred to be uttered; "the ineffable name of the Deity"
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- What does unspeakable mean?
- defying expression or description; "indefinable yearnings"; "indescribable beauty"; "ineffable ecstasy"; "inexpressible anguish"; "unspeakable happiness"; "unutterable contempt"; "a thing of untellable splendor" exceptionally bad or displeasing; "atrocious taste"; "abominable workmanship"; "an awful voice"; "dreadful manners"; "a painful performance"; "terrible handwriting"; "an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room" too sacred to be uttered; "the ineffable name of the Deity"
- What part of speech is unspeakable?
- Unspeakable is an adjective.
- How many definitions does unspeakable have?
- Unspeakable has 3 definitions across 1 part of speech (adjective).