"indescribably" meaning in English

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Adverb

Forms: more indescribably [comparative], most indescribably [superlative]
Etymology: indescribable + -ly Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|indescribable|ly}} indescribable + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} indescribably (comparative more indescribably, superlative most indescribably)
  1. In an indescribable manner. Translations (in an indescribable manner): неопису́емо (neopisúemo) (Bulgarian), nepopsatelně (Czech), onbeschrijflijk (Dutch), nepriskribeble (Esperanto), kuvaamattomasti (Finnish), sanoin kuvaamattomasti (Finnish), indescriptiblement (French), inexprimablement (French), აუწერლად (auc̣erlad) (Georgian), unbeschreiblich (German), απερίγραπτα (aperígrapta) (Greek), leírhatatlanul (Hungarian), indescrivibilmente (Italian), neravebarkî (Northern Kurdish), ubeskrivelig (Norwegian Bokmål), ubeskriveleg (Norwegian Nynorsk), nieopisanie (Polish), неопису́емо (neopisújemo) (Russian), неопѝсиво [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), neopìsivo [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), indescriptiblemente (Spanish), obeskrivligt (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-indescribably-en-adv-KQygX8mo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly

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