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indescribable

/ɪndɪˈskɹaɪbəbl̩/ adjective B2
  1. Impossible (or very difficult) to describe. · He proved it with indescribable mathematics.
  2. Exceeding all description. · Our hotel had an indescribable view of the Bay of Naples.
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“Alas, sire, it is but too true!” Louis made a gesture of indescribable anger and alarm, and then drew himself up as if this sudden blow had struck him at the same moment in heart and countenance.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 99 · C1
The answer was a perfectly indescribable hiss, and Mowgli kicked up his feet behind, clapped his hands together to applaud himself, and jumped on to Bagheera’s back, where he sat sideways, drumming with his heels on the glossy skin and making the worst faces he could think of at Baloo.
The Jungle Book, p. 32 · B2
Dantès was then seized with an indescribable desire to know what was going on in the dungeon of his unfortunate friend.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 209 · C1
He felt an indescribable sensation somewhat akin to dread—that dread of the daylight which even in the desert makes us fear we are watched and observed.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 254 · C1

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