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inexpressible

C1 Topic:Describing Qualities
US /ˌɪn.ɪkˈspres.ə.bəl/ UK /ˌɪn.ɪkˈspres.ə.bəl/
Freq #80782

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Synonyms
1 adj · so strong, unusual, or... indescribableineffableunutterableunspeakable
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Forms inexpressibly
Derived forms inexpressiblyinexpressibility

Etymology

Formed from the negative prefix in- + expressible. Expressible derives from express, ultimately Latin exprimere 'to press out, represent, or utter.' The word therefore describes something that cannot be pressed into an adequate verbal form.

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