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unprintable
[ uhn-prin-tuh-buhl ]
adjective
- improper or unfit for print, especially because of obscenity or offensiveness.
unprintable
/ ʌnˈprɪntəbəl /
adjective
- unsuitable for printing for reasons of obscenity, libel, bad taste, etc
Derived Forms
- unˈprintably, adverb
- unˈprintableness, noun
Other Words From
- un·printa·ble·ness noun
- un·printa·bly adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of unprintable1
Example Sentences
Her screams, unprintable in a family newspaper, were the starting shot of what would end up being a 16-hour marathon.
A few people spelled out unprintable words, and whoever spelled out “ASSININE” should have consulted a dictionary first.
And then predictably, there was a long unprintable list of synonyms and phrases for various sex acts.
Her human steed, turning round for an impudent and good-natured stare, drawled out an unprintable remark.
He finished the subject with a string of oaths and then made an unprintable inquiry of Brocton concerning me.
Fromentin was singing,—a ribald marching song, an unprintable thing, salacious and vilifying the Boches.
The idea was to have a group out there, making news, but with a totally unprintable name.
The psssma verba of this innocent creature are therefore frankly unprintable.
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