unutterable

(-utər ə bəl)

adjective

  1. Rare that cannot easily be pronounced
  2. that cannot be expressed or described; inexpressible

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See unutterable in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
  1. That cannot or must not be uttered or expressed: “I burned in the unutterable beauty of being alive” (John Peale Bishop). See Synonyms at unspeakable.
  2. Being such that pronunciation is impossible: unutterable consonant clusters.

Related Forms:

  • un·utˈter·a·ble·ness noun
  • un·utˈter·a·bly adverb

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