"untellable" meaning in English

See untellable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more untellable [comparative], most untellable [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English untellable; equivalent to un- + tellable. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|untellable}} Middle English untellable, {{prefix|en|un|tellable}} un- + tellable Head templates: {{en-adj}} untellable (comparative more untellable, superlative most untellable)
  1. That cannot be told; indefinable, indescribable or ineffable.
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