Utterable

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Capable of being expressed in words, especially audibly. not-comparable

    "In his vocabulary was no word for "crocodile"; yet in his thought, as potent as any utterable word, was an image of dreadful import— [...]"

Adjective
  1. 1
    capable of being uttered in words or sentences wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
describablespeakablespeakableverbalizableverbalizablevocable

Example

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"In his vocabulary was no word for "crocodile"; yet in his thought, as potent as any utterable word, was an image of dreadful import— [...]"

Etymology

From utter + -able.

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