unutterable

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   Not utterable

   Not utterable; incapable of being physically spoken or voiced; unpronounceable.

2. 2

   Incapable of being articulated or expressed

   Incapable of being articulated or expressed; indescribable, inexpressible.

   • unutterable anguish
   • [H]e is Sir / The moſt vnutterable covvard, that ere nature / Bleſt vvith hard ſhoulders, vvhich vvere only giuen him, / To the ruine of baſtinados.
3. 3

   Not allowed to be spoken

   Not allowed to be spoken; taboo, unspeakable.

   • Hovv oft the humble Scholar came, / And to your Songs he rais'd his Ears / To learn the Unutterable Name, / To view the Eternal Baſe that bears / The Nevv Creations Frame.
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   1. 4

      Extremely bad or objectionable

      Extremely bad or objectionable; unspeakable.

      • These unutterable people upon the telephone have already ruined my morning's work, so that a little more can hardly matter.
   2. 5

      Something which is unutterable (incapable of being physically spoken, incapable of being…

      Something which is unutterable (incapable of being physically spoken, incapable of being articulated or expressed, etc.).

The neighborhood

• neighborinutterable
• neighborinutterably
• neighborunuttered
• neighborutterless