Definitions for unmentionableʌnˈmɛn ʃə nə bəl

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

un•men•tion•a•bleʌnˈmɛn ʃə nə bəl(adj.)

  1. inappropriate, unfit, or improper to be mentioned; unspeakable.

  2. (n.)something that is not to be mentioned.

  3. unmentionables, undergarments. (formerly) trousers or breeches.

    Category: Clothing

Origin of unmentionable:

1820–30

un•men′tion•a•ble•ness(n.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. undergarment, unmentionable(adj)

    a garment worn under other garments

  2. unmentionable(adj)

    unsuitable or forbidden as a topic of conversation

    "unmentionable words"

Wiktionary

  1. unmentionable(Adjective)

    Not mentionable


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