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untellable

untellable adjective: that cannot be told; indefinable, indescribable or ineffable.

Adjective

untellable (comparative more untellable, superlative most untellable)

  1. That cannot be told; indefinable, indescribable or ineffable.

Forms of untellable

comparativemore untellable
superlativemost untellable

Origin of untellable

From Middle English untellable; equivalent to un- + tellable.

Words formed from untellable

Questions about untellable

What does untellable mean?
Untellable means that cannot be told; indefinable, indescribable or ineffable.
What part of speech is untellable?
Untellable is an adjective.

Words near untellable in the dictionary

  1. unteleprompted
  2. untelevisable
  3. untelevised
  4. untell
  5. untellability
  6. untellable
  7. untellably
  8. untelling
  9. untells
  10. untemper
  11. untemperamental

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