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ineffably

ineffably adverb: indescribably; to a very great degree or extent.

Adverb

ineffably (comparative more ineffably, superlative most ineffably)

  1. indescribably; to a very great degree or extent.
    • His songs are ineffably sweet and touching.
    • "And," said Crabbe, "I know exactly how much brandy's in that cupboard. And whisky." The Chinese smiled ineffably.1959, Anthony Burgess, Beds in the East (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 501
  2. unmentionably; unspeakably
    • This is the Name which is most ineffably holy.

Forms of ineffably

comparativemore ineffably
superlativemost ineffably

Origin of ineffably

From ineffable + -ly.

Questions about ineffably

What does ineffably mean?
Ineffably means indescribably; to a very great degree or extent.
What part of speech is ineffably?
Ineffably is an adverb.

Words near ineffably in the dictionary

  1. ineffability
  2. ineffable
  3. Ineffable Husbands
  4. ineffableness
  5. ineffables
  6. ineffably
  7. ineffaceability
  8. ineffaceable
  9. ineffaceableness
  10. ineffaceably
  11. ineffectible

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