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unspeakable.

Incapable of being spoken or uttered.

11 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj
  1. Incapable of being spoken or uttered.

  2. Impossible to speak about.

  3. Unfit or not permitted to be spoken or described.

  4. Extremely bad or objectionable.

    an unspeakable fool
    an unspeakable play
  5. That cannot be referenced in source code, due to having no usable name.

    not-comparable
    an instance of an unspeakable type
Where this word comes from

From Middle English unspekable, equivalent to un- + speakable.

noun
  1. Something that cannot or must not be spoken about.

Where this word comes from

From Middle English unspekable, equivalent to un- + speakable.

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