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unspeakably

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un·speak·a·ble  (n-spk-bl)
adj.
1. Beyond description; inexpressible: unspeakable happiness.
2. Inexpressibly bad or objectionable: unspeakable poverty.
3. Not to be spoken: unspeakable thoughts.
un·speaka·ble·ness n.
un·speaka·bly adv.
Synonyms: unspeakable, indefinable, indescribable, ineffable, inexpressible, unutterable
These adjectives mean defying expression or description: unspeakable misery; indefinable yearnings; indescribable beauty; ineffable ecstasy; inexpressible anguish; unutterable contempt.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adv.1.unspeakablyunspeakably - to an inexpressible degree; "she was looking very young tonight, and, as usual, indescribably beautiful, in a simple strapless dress of a green and white silky cotton"
indescribably, ineffably, unutterably
Translations
unspeakably [ʌnˈspiːkəblɪ] ADV to suffer unspeakably → sufrir lo indecible
it was unspeakably bad → fue horroroso
unspeakably
adv → unbeschreiblich, unsagbar
unspeakably [ʌnˈspiːkəblɪ] adv → indicibilmente
unspeakably [ʌnˈspiːkəblɪ] adv → indicibilmente


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MY BELOVED MAKAR ALEXIEVITCH,--I am unspeakably rejoiced at your good fortune, and fully appreciate the kindness of your superior.
Poor Folk by Dostoyevsky, Fyodor View in context
If you will, therefore, have the unspeakably great kindness of taking my part with her, and persuading her to send Sir James away, I shall be more obliged to you than it is possible for me to express.
Lady Susan by Austen, Jane View in context
Unspeakably frightened, I turned and saw a portly, kind-faced gentleman, who asked:
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