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untranslatably

untranslatably adverb: in a way that precludes translation.

Adverb

untranslatably (comparative more untranslatably, superlative most untranslatably)

  1. In a way that precludes translation.
    • The subject matter of the text is untranslatably bound up in the local culture.

Forms of untranslatably

comparativemore untranslatably
superlativemost untranslatably

Origin of untranslatably

From untranslatable + -ly.

Questions about untranslatably

What does untranslatably mean?
Untranslatably means in a way that precludes translation.
What part of speech is untranslatably?
Untranslatably is an adverb.

Words near untranslatably in the dictionary

  1. untransitory
  2. untranslatability
  3. untranslatable
  4. untranslatableness
  5. untranslatables
  6. untranslatably
  7. untranslateable
  8. untranslateableness
  9. untranslated
  10. untranslational
  11. untransliteratable

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