In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
indefinable, indescribable, ineffable, unspeakable, untellable, unutterable
(adjective) defying expression or description; “indefinable yearnings”; “indescribable beauty”; “ineffable ecstasy”; “inexpressible anguish”; “unspeakable happiness”; “unutterable contempt”; “a thing of untellable splendor”
atrocious, abominable, awful, dreadful, painful, terrible, unspeakable
(adjective) exceptionally bad or displeasing; “atrocious taste”; “abominable workmanship”; “an awful voice”; “dreadful manners”; “a painful performance”; “terrible handwriting”; “an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room”
ineffable, unnameable, unspeakable, unutterable
(adjective) too sacred to be uttered; “the ineffable name of the Deity”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
unspeakable (comparative more unspeakable, superlative most unspeakable)
Incapable of being spoken or uttered
Synonyms: unutterable, ineffable, inexpressible
Unfit or not permitted to be spoken or described.
Extremely bad or objectionable.
• See also indescribable
Source: Wiktionary
Un*speak"a*ble, a. Etym: [Pref. un- not + speakable.]
Definition: Not speakable; incapable of being uttered or adequately described; inexpressible; unutterable; ineffable; as, unspeakable grief or rage.
– Un*speak"a*bly, adv. Ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory. 1 Pet. i. 8.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
28 November 2024
(noun) the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)
In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.