In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
UNUTTERABLE
unpronounceable, unutterable
(adjective) very difficult to pronounce correctly; “an unpronounceable foreign word”; “unutterable consonant clusters”
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”
ineffable, unnameable, unspeakable, unutterable
(adjective) too sacred to be uttered; “the ineffable name of the Deity”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
unutterable (comparative more unutterable, superlative most unutterable)
Not utterable; incapable of being spoken or voiced
Synonyms: inexpressible, ineffable, unspeakable, Thesaurus:indescribable
Anagrams
• enturbulate
Source: Wiktionary
Un*ut"ter*a*ble, a.
Definition: Not utterable; incapable of being spoken or voiced; inexpressible; ineffable; unspeakable; as, unutterable anguish. Sighed and looked unutterable things. Thomson.
– Un*ut"ter*a*ble*ness, n.
– Un*ut"ter*a*bly, adv.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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FABLED
(adjective) celebrated in fable or legend; “the fabled Paul Bunyan and his blue ox”; “legendary exploits of Jesse James”
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