Etymology

unspeakable

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Today it means: Incapable of being spoken or uttered. Full definition →

Middle English unspekable
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromunspekable
  2. English todayunspeakable

From Middle English unspekable, equivalent to un- + speakable.

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