ineffably

adv — 2 senses

ineffably

adv

Etymology From ineffable + -ly.

1

indescribably; to a very great degree or extent.

  • His songs are ineffably sweet and touching.
  • "And," said Crabbe, "I know exactly how much brandy's in that cupboard. And whisky." The Chinese smiled ineffably.1959, Anthony Burgess, Beds in the East (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 501:
2

unmentionably; unspeakably

  • This is the Name which is most ineffably holy.

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