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unspeakable (adj.)

c. 1400, "inexpressible," from un- (1) "not" + speakable (see speak (v.)). Meaning "indescribably bad or wicked" is recorded from mid-15c. Related: Unspeakably.

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Definitions of unspeakable from WordNet

unspeakable (adj.)
defying expression or description;
unspeakable happiness
Synonyms: indefinable / indescribable / ineffable / untellable / unutterable
unspeakable (adj.)
exceptionally bad or displeasing;
an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room
unspeakable (adj.)
too sacred to be uttered;
Synonyms: ineffable / unnameable / unutterable
From wordnet.princeton.edu