unexpressible en · ADJ
Etymology
From un- + expressible.
Meanings
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Impossible to express; inexpressible.
WHEN John firſt brought out the Bills, the Surprize of all the Family was unexpreſſible, at the prodigious Dimenſions of them; […]
1712, Humphry Polesworth [pseudonym; John Arbuthnot], “How John Look’d Over His Attorney’s Bill”, in Law is a Bottomless-Pit. […], London: […] John Morphew, […], →OCLC, page 20:What unexpressible comfort does overflow the pious and devout Toul from the remembrance of a holy and well - spent life and a conscience of its own innocency and integrity!
1671, John Tillotson, “Sermon IV. The Advantages of Religion to Particular Persons. Psalm XIX. 11.”, in The Works of the Most Reverend Dr. John Tillotson, Late Lord Archbishop of Canterbury: […], London: […] B. Aylmer, […]; [a]nd W. Rogers, […], published 1696, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most unexpressible | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more unexpressible | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |