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un·print·a·ble  (n-prnt-bl)
adj.
Not proper for publication for legal or social reasons: unprintable remarks.

unprintable [ʌnˈprɪntəbəl]
adj
(Communication Arts / Journalism & Publishing) unsuitable for printing for reasons of obscenity, libel, bad taste, etc.
unprintableness  n
unprintably  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.unprintable - unfit for print because morally or legally objectionable or offensive to good taste; "an unprintable epithet"; "unprintable pictures"
printable - fit for publication because free of material that is morally or legally objectionable; "printable language"
Translations
unprintable [ˈʌnˈprɪntəbl] ADJ
1. (= unpublishable) [article] → impublicable
2. (hum) (= shocking) [story] → impublicable; [remark, comment] → irrepetible
unprintable [ʌnˈprɪntəbəl] adjqu'on ne peut pas répéter
some quite unprintable stories → des histoires qu'on ne peut pas se permettre de répéter
unprintable
adjnicht druckfähig; his answer was unprintableseine Antwort war nicht druckreif
unprintable [ʌnˈprɪntəbl] adjnon pubblicabile (fig) (word, remark) → irripetibile


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