ineffable
in·ef·fa·ble / inˈefəbəl/ • adj. too great or extreme to be expressed or described in words: the ineffable natural beauty of the Everglades. ∎ not to be uttered: the ineffable Hebrew name that gentiles write as Jehovah.DERIVATIVES: in·ef·fa·bil·i·ty / -efəˈbilitē/ n.in·ef·fa·bly / -blē/ adv.
unutterable
un·ut·ter·a·ble / ˌənˈətərəbəl/ • adj. too great, intense, or awful to describe: those private moments of unutterable grief.DERIVATIVES: un·ut·ter·a·bly / -blē/ adv. Juliet climbed the stairs, feeling unutterably weary.
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