unutterably

Examples

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• How unutterably beautiful he is.

  Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004)

• They are caught in awe; they are speechless, and just at that instant of time are drinking with their eyes what seems to them to be unutterably beautiful.

  Academic text (2015)

• Still, do your hearts rise to the word as to the most unutterably beautiful music?

  Blog text (17)

• It's not about me; it's about a demonstrated lack of care for self that makes me unutterably sad.

  Blog text (14)

• I read at least one barmaid who will find you unutterably attractive.

  Fiction book (1991)

• Conversion struck him "quick as a flash of lightning," and his soul was filled unutterably with heavenly transport.

  Academic text (1994)

• It strikes me as unutterably sad to think that after a thousand years spent refining our understanding of truth, we are now forced to develop an ontology of lies.

  Blog text (8)

• One's unutterably lovely spouse is drumming on the steering wheel to the music, checking her lipstick in the rearview mirror; her rhythm is flawless.

  Fiction book (1996)

• The sunset was unutterably beautiful, filling the sky with vibrant colors.

• She felt unutterably grateful for the kindness shown to her during difficult times.

Synonyms

U

unspeakably

vsunutterably

8 6.8

Very much in a way that is hard to describe

is the same idea but often more literal about not being spoken

I

indescribably

vsunutterably

4 6.5

In a way that is so strong it is hard to put into words

is the same but often used more for intense feelings

I

inexpressibly

vsunutterably

1 7.7

Very much in a way that words cannot describe

is similar but stresses adequacy of description rather than mere impossibility

I

ineffably

vsunutterably

• Formal

1 9.8

So great that you cannot find words to describe it

is similar but highlights extreme greatness rather than difficulty saying it

I

indefinably

vsunutterably

7.5

In a way you cannot clearly describe

is closer in meaning but focuses on unclear definition rather than speech difficulty

How Intense

unutterably

1 8.1

intensely

88 3.1

strongly

638 1.0

noticeably

30 2.8

mildly

92 2.7

slightly

885 1.0

Surface Forms

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Etymology