"unutterably" meaning in All languages combined

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Adverb [English]

Forms: more unutterably [comparative], most unutterably [superlative]
Etymology: From unutterable + -ly. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|unutterable|ly}} unutterable + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} unutterably (comparative more unutterably, superlative most unutterably)
  1. In an unutterable manner; inexpressibly; so bad or otherwise extreme that one cannot talk about it.
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