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Definition of unspeakable adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

unspeakable

adjective
 
/ʌnˈspiːkəbl/
 
/ʌnˈspiːkəbl/
(literary, usually disapproving)
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  1. that cannot be described in words, usually because it is so bad synonym indescribable
    • unspeakable suffering
    • I hate to think of all the vile unspeakable things he did.
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryUnspeakable is used with these nouns:
    • act
    • crime
    • horror
    See full entry
See unspeakable in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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