untranslatably

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adverb

In a way that precludes translation.

“The subject matter of the text is untranslatably bound up in the local culture.”

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Meanings

adverbuntranslatably (comparative more untranslatably, superlative most untranslatably)

comparative more untranslatably · superlative most untranslatably

  1. In a way that precludes translation.

    The subject matter of the text is untranslatably bound up in the local culture.

Origin

From untranslatable + -ly.

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Cite this entry
APA

untranslatably. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/untranslatably

MLA

“untranslatably.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/untranslatably. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “untranslatably,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/untranslatably.

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