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Definitions for unspeakably
un·speak·ab·ly
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Princeton's WordNet
ineffably, indescribably, unutterably, unspeakablyadverb
to an inexpressible degree
"she was looking very young tonight, and, as usual, indescribably beautiful, in a simple strapless dress of a green and white silky cotton"
Wiktionary
unspeakablyadverb
In an unspeakable manner.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of unspeakably in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of unspeakably in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of unspeakably in a Sentence
It is by the goodness of God that in our country we have those three unspeakably precious things freedom of speech, freedom of conscience, and the prudence never to practice either of them.
Mark Twain, Following the Equator (1897):
It is by the goodness of God that in our country we have those three unspeakably precious things: freedom of speech, freedom of conscience, and the prudence never to practice either of them.
However, the brutal murder of this woman is an unspeakably horrendous act.
In our country we have those three unspeakably precious things: freedom of speech, freedom of conscience, and the prudence never to practice either.
I have long felt that Americans, especially whites, would rather talk about slavery than Jim Crow. All slaves are dead. They do not walk among us, their presence a daily reminder of that unspeakably cruel system. Their children are dead. Distanced by a century and a half, the modern American sees slavery as a regrettable period when blacks worked without wages. Slavery was, of course, much worse.
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