unmentionable
unmentionable
Definition
un·men·tion·able (un men′s̸hən ə bəl)
adjective
not fit to be mentioned, esp. in polite conversation
- unmendable
- unmended
unmentionable
Synonyms
unmentionable
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- mention: I had mentioned the unmentionable, in talking about death.
- do: First of all, Grammatik can do something unmentionable to something else, even less mentionable to the first unmentionable thing.
Adjective modifier
- great: BAS Beyond Fear by Dorothy Rowe This book is about the great unmentionable - fear.
Modifies a noun
- thing: I use the word " children " loosely, as they do unmentionable things and cause the vehicles to stop.
- part: Is anyone proud of the hair growing from their oxters or other unmentionable parts of the body?
- crime: These mysterious locales, tainted sites and corrupt settings all bear the mark of some unmentionable crime or horrific transgression.
- disease: Having suffered from melancholia, presumably brought on by an unmentionable disease, he was moved to a sanatorium in 1919.
- word: Sometimes it leads to furious braking and a number of unmentionable words and gestures, usually from the one who has lost!
- subject: Or do we view it as a sort of tax, a deplorable necessity, or an unmentionable subject?
Modifying Another Word
- almost: Homosexuality was completely illegal and almost unmentionable in public.
unmentionable Quotes
Everything was unmentionable but nothing was unimaginable.
Browse dictionary entries near unmentionable
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