ineffably

Variant of ineffable

adjective

  1. too overwhelming to be expressed or described in words; inexpressible: ineffable beauty
  2. too awesome or sacred to be spoken: God's ineffable name

Origin: ME < MFr < L ineffabilis < in-, not + effabilis, utterable < effari, to speak out < ex-, out + fari, to speak: see fame

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