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unˈspeakably, adv. [f. prec.] Unutterably, indescribably.
1526Pilgr. Perf. (W. de W. 1531) 154 The clere syght of fayth..gyueth more ioye vnspekably to the contemplatyue seruauntes of god, than [etc.]. 1597Hooker Eccl. Pol. v. liv. §8 God hath in Christ vnspeakablie glorified the nobler..part of our nature. 1647H. More Song of Soul Notes 358 Some inhabit God himself, who is unspeakably infinite. 1681J. Flavel Meth. Grace x. 224 It is unspeakably delightful. 1705Phil. Trans. XXV. 1910 A Confluence..of unspeakably small Salt Particles. 1754Edwards Freed. Will iv. v. 226 Man is..unspeakably different from a meer Machine. 1842Dickens Amer. Notes (1850) 150/1 The effect is said to be unspeakably absurd. 1871Le Fanu Rose & Key II. 298 It was unspeakably provoking. |