Unutterably

adv

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Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In an unutterable manner; inexpressibly; so bad or otherwise extreme that one cannot talk about it.

    "We both of us went on our knees, and, feeling unutterably sad, a whispered prayer went up from our lips as the poor fellow's soul flitted away to a happier and brighter world, and all was over."

Adverb
  1. 1
    to an inexpressible degree wordnet

Synonyms

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indescribablyindescribablyineffablyinexpressiblyunspeakably

Example

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"We both of us went on our knees, and, feeling unutterably sad, a whispered prayer went up from our lips as the poor fellow's soul flitted away to a happier and brighter world, and all was over."

Etymology

From unutterable + -ly.

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