Definition of Unspeakable

1. Adjective. Defying expression or description. "A thing of untellable splendor"


2. Adjective. Exceptionally bad or displeasing. "An unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room"
Exact synonyms: Abominable, Atrocious, Awful, Dreadful, Painful, Terrible
Similar to: Bad
Derivative terms: Awfulness, Dreadfulness, Terribleness

3. Adjective. Too sacred to be uttered. "The ineffable name of the Deity"
Exact synonyms: Ineffable, Unnameable, Unutterable
Similar to: Sacred

Definition of Unspeakable

1. a. Not speakable; incapable of being uttered or adequately described; inexpressible; unutterable; ineffable; as, unspeakable grief or rage.

2. a. Not speakable; incapable of being uttered or adequately described; inexpressible; unutterable; ineffable; as, unspeakable grief or rage.

Definition of Unspeakable

1. Adjective. Incapable of being spoken or uttered; unutterable; ineffable; inexpressible. ¹

2. Adjective. Unfit or not permitted to be spoken or described. ¹

3. Adjective. Extremely bad or objectionable. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Unspeakable

1. speakable [adj] - See also: speakable

Lexicographical Neighbors of Unspeakable

unspaced
unspaceworthy
unspacious
unspankable
unspanked
unspar
unspared
unsparing
unsparingly
unsparked
unsparred
unsparring
unspars
unspayed
unspeak
unspeakable (current term)
unspeakableness
unspeakably
unspeaking
unspeaks
unspecialised
unspecialized
unspecifiability
unspecifiable
unspecific
unspecifically
unspecified
unspeckled
unspectacled
unspectacular

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