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BNC: 20334 COCA: 14026

unspeakable

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unspeakable /ˌʌnˈspiːkəbəl/ adjective
unspeakable
/ˌʌnˈspiːkəbəl/
adjective
Learner's definition of UNSPEAKABLE
[more unspeakable; most unspeakable]
: very bad or evil坏透了的;邪恶的
: impossible to describe in words难以言说的;无法形容的

— unspeakably

/ˌʌnˈspiːkəbli/ adverb
BNC: 20334 COCA: 14026

unspeakable

adjective

un·​speak·​able ˌən-ˈspē-kə-bəl How to pronounce unspeakable (audio)
1
a
: incapable of being expressed in words : unutterable
b
: inexpressibly bad : horrendous
unspeakable living conditions
unspeakable evil
2
: that may not or cannot be spoken
the bawdy thoughts that come into one's head—the unspeakable words L. P. Smith
unspeakable collections of consonants Rosemary Jellis
unspeakably adverb

Example Sentences

the unspeakable horror of war continually encountered unspeakable beauty in their travels through the Alps
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Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

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The first known use of unspeakable was in the 14th century
BNC: 20334 COCA: 14026

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