unutterable
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/(ˌ)ʌnˈʌt(ə)ɹəbl̩/
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/(ˌ)ʌnˈʌt(ə)ɹəbl̩/ · /(ˌ)ʌnˈʌtɹəbl̩/ · /ˌʌnˈʌtɚəb(ə)l/ · [ˌʌnˈʌɾɚ.ɪ̈bl̩]
Definition of unutterable
5 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
adj
- Not utterable; incapable of being physically spoken or voiced; unpronounceable.
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adj
- Not utterable; incapable of being physically spoken or voiced; unpronounceable.
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Incapable of being articulated or expressed; indescribable, inexpressible.
“unutterable anguish”
“[H]e is Sir / The moſt vnutterable covvard, that ere nature / Bleſt vvith hard ſhoulders, vvhich vvere only giuen him, / To the ruine of baſtinados.”
“Prevenient Grace deſcending had remov'd / The ſtonie from thir hearts, and made new fleſh / Regenerat grow inſtead, that ſighs now breath'd / Unutterable, which the Spirit of prayer / Inſpir'd, and wing'd for Heav'n with ſpeedier flight / Then loudeſt Oratorie: […]”
“VVhat is to ſpeak? or vvherefore ſhould I ſpeak? / VVhat means theſe Tears, but Grief unutterable?”
“Still in harmonious intercourſe they liv'd / The rural day, and talk'd the flovving heart, / Or ſigh'd and look'd unutterable things.”
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Not allowed to be spoken; taboo, unspeakable.
“Hovv oft the humble Scholar came, / And to your Songs he rais'd his Ears / To learn the Unutterable Name, / To view the Eternal Baſe that bears / The Nevv Creations Frame.”
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(figuratively)Extremely bad or objectionable; unspeakable.
“These unutterable people upon the telephone have already ruined my morning's work, so that a little more can hardly matter.”
noun
- Something which is unutterable (incapable of being physically spoken, incapable of being articulated or expressed, etc.).
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Etymology
From un- (prefix meaning ‘not’) + utterable.
Words you can make from unutterable
200+ playable · top: TENURABLE (11 pts)
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12 words7-letter words
32 words- ABETTER 9 pts
- ABLUENT 9 pts
- ABUTTER 9 pts
- BATTLER 9 pts
- BEAUTER 9 pts
- BEERNUT 9 pts
- BERETTA 9 pts
- BLATTER 9 pts
- BLEATER 9 pts
- BLUNTER 9 pts
- BRATTLE 9 pts
- BURETTE 9 pts
- ENABLER 9 pts
- NEBULAE 9 pts
- NEBULAR 9 pts
- REBLENT 9 pts
- RETABLE 9 pts
- TENABLE 9 pts
- TUBULAR 9 pts
- TUNABLE 9 pts
- ENTERAL 7 pts
- ENTREAT 7 pts
- ETERNAL 7 pts
- LUNETTE 7 pts
- NETTLER 7 pts
- NEURULA 7 pts
- NEUTRAL 7 pts
- RATTEEN 7 pts
- TAUNTER 7 pts
- TELERAN 7 pts
- TERNATE 7 pts
- TUTELAR 7 pts
6-letter words
84 words- ARBUTE 8 pts
- AUBURN 8 pts
- BALEEN 8 pts
- BANTER 8 pts
- BATTEN 8 pts
- BATTER 8 pts
- BATTLE 8 pts
- BATTUE 8 pts
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- BRUTAL 8 pts
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- BUREAU 8 pts
- BURNET 8 pts
- BUTANE 8 pts
- BUTENE 8 pts
- BUTLER 8 pts
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- TABLET 8 pts
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- TURBAN 8 pts
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- UNBALE 8 pts
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- ANTLER 6 pts
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- ELATER 6 pts
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- UNTRUE 6 pts
5-letter words
68 words- ABELE 7 pts
- ABLER 7 pts
- BALER 7 pts
- BATTU 7 pts
- BEAUT 7 pts
- BERET 7 pts
- BETEL 7 pts
- BETTA 7 pts
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- BLUER 7 pts
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- BLUNT 7 pts
- BLURT 7 pts
- BRANT 7 pts
- BRENT 7 pts
- BRUNT 7 pts
- BRUTE 7 pts
- BURAN 7 pts
- BURET 7 pts
- BURNT 7 pts
- BUTLE 7 pts
- BUTTE 7 pts
- BUTUT 7 pts
- LEBEN 7 pts
- REBEL 7 pts
- REBUT 7 pts
- RUBEL 7 pts
- RUBLE 7 pts
- TABER 7 pts
- TABLE 7 pts
- TABUN 7 pts
- ALERT 5 pts
- ALTER 5 pts
- ANELE 5 pts
- ANTRE 5 pts
- ARENE 5 pts
- ARETE 5 pts
- ARTEL 5 pts
- EATEN 5 pts
- EATER 5 pts
- ELATE 5 pts
- ELUTE 5 pts
- ENATE 5 pts
- ENTER 5 pts
- ENURE 5 pts
- LAREE 5 pts
- LARNT 5 pts
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- LATER 5 pts
- LATTE 5 pts
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- RELET 5 pts
- RENAL 5 pts
- RENTE 5 pts
- TALER 5 pts
- TATER 5 pts
- TAUNT 5 pts
- TELAE 5 pts
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