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Today's Word "ineffable"

Incapable of being expressed in words on

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ineffable \in-EF-uh-buhl\ (adjective) - 1 - Incapable of being expressed in words; unspeakable; unutterable; indescribable. 2 - Not to be uttered; taboo.

"I have no objection to reinvention or coinage where necessary, but I wonder whether ineffable would have served Mr. Warren 's purpose..." -- William Safire, 'In Love With Norma Loquendi'

 

Ineffable is from Latin ineffabilis, from in-, "not" + effabilis, "utterable," from effari, "to utter," from ex-, "out" + fari, "to speak."


 

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