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ineffable

[in-ef-uh-buhl] / ɪnˈɛf ə bəl /


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"We are grateful for her passion, her wit, her ineffable style, and all the summers she spent in the tent."

From BBC • Jan. 21, 2026

Its first was led, as if filled with some ineffable perfume, by Mira Nadon alongside Peter Walker, who deftly attended his counterpart.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 13, 2025

This trend is often blamed on an ineffable consumer preference, or Americans’ being fat, but that isn’t exactly true.

From Slate • Jun. 22, 2025

That ineffable feeling of danger is what drew so many people to FLAG’s Memorial Day performance.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2025

He sat in the middle of the seat, holding the repaired flower upright in his fist, his eyes serene and ineffable.

From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner