ineffable

/ɪnˈɛfəb(ə)l/

adjective

1. too great or extreme to be expressed or described in words

"the ineffable natural beauty of the Everglades"

2. not to be uttered

"the ineffable Hebrew name that gentiles write as Jehovah"

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"Her _____ works of art possessed some ineffable beauty."


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  • unspeakable
  • inaffable
  • unutterable
  • brusque
  • boorish
  • untellable

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