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unspeakable
unspeakable /ʌnˈspiːkəbəl/ adjective
 Word Family: adjective: unspeakable, speechless, outspoken, spokenunspoken; noun: speaker, speech; verb: speak; adverb: unspeakably
1. used for emphasizing how bad someone or something is:
    an unspeakable tragedy
2. literary unspeakable feelings are so extreme that it is impossible to describe them:
    unspeakable joy
—unspeakably adverb