Unprintable
adj, noun ·4 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Something that is not printable.
"LabVIEW will interpret one- or two-character codes following the backslash character, as shown in Table 2.1. You can also enter unprintables by simply typing them into the string."
- 1 Not printable; obscene, or unable to be displayed textually. not-comparable
""There was poor old Wadley, of the Zoological Institute. Wadley sent a message: 'The President of the Zoological Institute presents his compliments to Professor Challenger, and would take it as a personal favor if he would do them the honor to come to their next meeting.' The answer was unprintable." "You don't say?" "Well, a bowdlerized version of it would run: 'Professor Challenger presents his compliments to the President of the Zoological Institute, and would take it as a personal favor if he would go to the devil.'""
- 1 unfit for print because morally or legally objectionable or offensive to good taste wordnet
Antonyms
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More examples"Her remarks were so rude they were frankly unprintable."
Etymology
From un- + printable.
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