unhintable

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adjective

That must not be hinted at; unmentionable.

Scrabble 15

Meanings

adjectiveunhintable (comparative more unhintable, superlative most unhintable)

comparative more unhintable · superlative most unhintable

  1. That must not be hinted at; unmentionable.

    The whole visit was tense with Soppy's unhintable doings.

    2015, Peter Dickinson, Skeleton-in-Waiting
    1 more example

    With the word 'baby' unmentionable and unhintable, we all had to go on pretending that my mother was in bed for some slight cold, or other indisposition.

    1955, John Wyndham, The Chrysalids

Origin

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APA

unhintable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unhintable

MLA

“unhintable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unhintable. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unhintable,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unhintable.

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