Sekirov Dictionary

unutterable

UK /(ˌ)ʌnˈʌt(ə)ɹəbl̩/US /ˌʌnˈʌtɚəb(ə)l/

adjective 4
noun 1
forms 3

adjective4

Not utterable; incapable of being physically spoken or voiced; unpronounceable.
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Incapable of being articulated or expressed; indescribable, inexpressible.
- [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. — 1607
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(figurative) 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. — 1929
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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. — 1706

noun1

Something which is unutterable (incapable of being physically spoken, incapable of being articulated or expressed, etc.).

forms

unutterables · more unutterable · most unutterable

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