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unutterable

unut·te·rable

UK/(ˌ)ʌnˈʌt(ə)ɹəbl̩/ US/(ˌ)ʌnˈʌtɹəbl̩/ uncommon

adjective

1.

too sacred to be uttered

  • “the ineffable name of the Deity”
2.

defying expression or description

  • “indefinable yearnings”
  • “indescribable beauty”
  • “ineffable ecstasy”
  • “inexpressible anguish”
  • “unspeakable happiness”
  • “unutterable contempt”
  • “a thing of untellable splendor”
3.

very difficult to pronounce correctly

  • “an unpronounceable foreign word”
  • “unutterable consonant clusters”

Origin

From un- (prefix meaning ‘not’) + utterable.

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