Unutterable Definition & Meaning

unutterable
adjective
  1. too sacred to be uttered; "the ineffable name of the Deity"
  2. defying expression or description; "indefinable yearnings"; "indescribable beauty"; "ineffable ecstasy"; "inexpressible anguish"; "unspeakable happiness"; "unutterable contempt"; "a thing of untellable splendor"
  3. very difficult to pronounce correctly; "an unpronounceable foreign word"; "unutterable consonant clusters"

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