Associations to the word «Unspeakable»

Wiktionary

UNSPEAKABLE, adjective. Incapable of being spoken or uttered; unutterable; ineffable; inexpressible.
UNSPEAKABLE, adjective. Unfit or not permitted to be spoken or described.
UNSPEAKABLE, adjective. Extremely bad or objectionable.

Dictionary definition

UNSPEAKABLE, adjective. Defying expression or description; "indefinable yearnings"; "indescribable beauty"; "ineffable ecstasy"; "inexpressible anguish"; "unspeakable happiness"; "unutterable contempt"; "a thing of untellable splendor".
UNSPEAKABLE, adjective. Exceptionally bad or displeasing; "atrocious taste"; "abominable workmanship"; "an awful voice"; "dreadful manners"; "a painful performance"; "terrible handwriting"; "an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room".
UNSPEAKABLE, adjective. Too sacred to be uttered; "the ineffable name of the Deity".

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.