unspeakable

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un·speak·able | \ ˌən-ˈspē-kə-bəl

Definition of unspeakable

1a : 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

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the unspeakable horror of war continually encountered unspeakable beauty in their travels through the Alps

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