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    unspeakable
    /ʌnˈspiːkəbl/

    adjective

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  2. too bad or shocking to be expressed in words: unspeakable crimes. No report can convey the unspeakable suffering that this war has caused. The stench coming from the toilets was unspeakable. Compare. indescribable. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Serious and unpleasant. abominable. abominably. abysmally. apocalyptic. fraught. frightful

  3. 1. a. : incapable of being expressed in words : unutterable. b. : inexpressibly bad : horrendous. unspeakable living conditions. unspeakable evil. 2. : that may not or cannot be spoken. the bawdy thoughts that come into one's head—the unspeakable words L. P. Smith. unspeakable collections of consonants Rosemary Jellis. unspeakably. ˌən-ˈspē-kə-blē.

  4. exceptionally bad or displeasing. “an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room” synonyms: abominable, abysmal, atrocious, awful, dreadful, painful, terrible, vile. bad. having undesirable or negative qualities. adjective. too sacred to be uttered. synonyms: ineffable, unnameable, unutterable. sacred.

  5. Unspeakable definition: not speakable; that may not be spoken.. See examples of UNSPEAKABLE used in a sentence.

  6. If you describe something as unspeakable, you are emphasizing that it is extremely unpleasant.

  7. too bad or shocking to be expressed in words: unspeakable crimes. No report can convey the unspeakable suffering that this war has caused. The stench coming from the restroom was unspeakable. Compare. indescribable. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Serious and unpleasant. abominable. abominably. abysmally. apocalyptic. fraught.

  8. Definition of unspeakable adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.