unspeakable
English
adj
Definitions
- Incapable of being spoken or uttered
- Unfit or not permitted to be spoken or described.
- Extremely bad or objectionable.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English unspekable prefix from English speakable.
Origin
English
speakable
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Cognates and derived terms
- speak English
- speakable English
- unspeakableness English
- unspeakably English
- unspekable Middle English