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unmentionable Definition

un·men·tion·able (un mens̸hən ə bəl)

adjective

not fit to be mentioned, esp. in polite conversation

  • unmendable
  • unmended
unmentionable Synonyms

unmentionable

modif.

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.

—Didion,Joan

Browse dictionary entries near unmentionable

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