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indescribable

adjective/ˌɪndɪˈskraɪbəbəl/

too extreme or unusual to be put into words

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indescribable in a sentence

The view from the mountaintop was indescribable, and photos barely captured it.

Tourists often say the shifting colors of the northern lights are indescribable once they finally see them.

Where it comes from

From Latin in- 'not' + describere 'to write down, describe'

Memory hook

You simply cannot DESCRIBE something INDESCRIBABLE, no matter how you try.

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