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unutterable

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un·ut·ter·a·ble  (n-tr--bl)
adj.
1. That cannot or must not be uttered or expressed: "I burned in the unutterable beauty of being alive" John Peale Bishop. See Synonyms at unspeakable.
2. Being such that pronunciation is impossible: unutterable consonant clusters.
un·utter·a·ble·ness n.
un·utter·a·bly adv.
unutterable
Adjective
incapable of being expressed in words
unutterably adv
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Adj.1.unutterableunutterable - too sacred to be uttered; "the ineffable name of the Deity"
unnameable, ineffable, unspeakable
sacred - concerned with religion or religious purposes; "sacred texts"; "sacred rites"; "sacred music"
2.unutterableunutterable - defying expression or description; "indefinable yearnings"; "indescribable beauty"; "ineffable ecstasy"; "inexpressible anguish"; "unspeakable happiness"; "unutterable contempt"; "a thing of untellable splendor"
indescribable, ineffable, unspeakable, untellable, indefinable
inexpressible, unexpressible - defying expression
3.unutterableunutterable - very difficult to pronounce correctly; "an unpronounceable foreign word"; "unutterable consonant clusters"
unpronounceable
incommunicative, uncommunicative - not inclined to talk or give information or express opinions
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An unintentional cry of Joy escaped the Youth, he let his Zither fall, and with extended arms he called out the name of the enigmatical Being, who seemed to stoop lovingly to him and beckon to him in a friendly manner; indeed, if his ear did not deceive him, she called his name with unutterable sweet Whispers, proper to love.
A Tramp Abroad by Twain, Mark View in context
The man was upon one knee, his back in the angle of the wall, his shoulders elevated to the level of his ears, his hands before his face, palms outward, the fingers spread and crooked like claws; the white face turned upward on the retracted neck had an expression of unutterable fright, the mouth half open, the eyes incredibly expanded.
Can Such Things Be? by Bierce, Ambrose View in context
Graham,' said I, suddenly stopping short, checked in my passionate declamation by unutterable feelings to behold her actually smiling at the picture of the ruin she had wrought.
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Bronte, Anne View in context
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