unspeakable
adjective
un·speak·able
ˌən-ˈspē-kə-bəl 
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—
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Examples of unspeakable in a Sentence
the unspeakable horror of war
continually encountered unspeakable beauty in their travels through the Alps
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Gaza represents a kind of unspeakable topic in the relationship between the viewers, Zauberman and her subjects.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 May 2024
This particular group of officers had been regularly inflicting unspeakable abuse on law-abiding citizens for many years.
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Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 May 2024
This particular group of officers had been regularly inflicting unspeakable abuse on law-abiding citizens for many years.
—Jason Flom, Rolling Stone, 6 May 2024
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unspeakable
adjective
un·speak·able
ˌən-ˈspē-kə-bəl
ˈən-
1
: impossible to express in words
unspeakable beauty of the sunset
2
: extremely bad
unspeakable conduct
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