indescribably
indescribably adverb: in an indescribable manner.
Adverb
indescribably (comparative more indescribably, superlative most indescribably)
- In an indescribable manner.
- The appearance of the dead was indescribably ghastly.1879, John McElroy, chapter 24, in Andersonville: A Story of Rebel Military Prisons
- There was something indescribably nerve-shaking and menacing in that constant mutter, which seemed to shape itself into the very syllables of the half-breed, endlessly repeated, "We will kill you if we can."1912, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Lost World […], London; New York, N.Y.: Hodder and Stoughton, →OCLC
Forms of indescribably
| comparative | more indescribably |
|---|---|
| superlative | most indescribably |
Origin of indescribably
From indescribable + -ly.
Questions about indescribably
- What does indescribably mean?
- Indescribably means in an indescribable manner.
- What part of speech is indescribably?
- Indescribably is an adverb.
Words near indescribably in the dictionary
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