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unhintable

unhintable adjective: that must not be hinted at; unmentionable.

Adjective

unhintable (comparative more unhintable, superlative most unhintable)

  1. That must not be hinted at; unmentionable.
    • With the word 'baby' unmentionable and unhintable, we all had to go on pretending that my mother was in bed for some slight cold, or other indisposition.1955, John Wyndham, The Chrysalids
    • The whole visit was tense with Soppy's unhintable doings.2015, Peter Dickinson, Skeleton-in-Waiting

Forms of unhintable

comparativemore unhintable
superlativemost unhintable

Origin of unhintable

From un- + hintable.

Questions about unhintable

What does unhintable mean?
Unhintable means that must not be hinted at; unmentionable.
What part of speech is unhintable?
Unhintable is an adjective.

Words near unhintable in the dictionary

  1. unhingement
  2. unhingements
  3. unhinges
  4. unhinging
  5. unhingingly
  6. unhintable
  7. unhinted
  8. unhip
  9. unhiply
  10. unhipness
  11. unhipped

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