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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

She wasn’t so much superstitious as obedient, devoted to making the ineffable routine and mysticism accessible even to the uninitiated.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 29, 2025

Chancellorsville came down to some ineffable, magical decision-making ability that Lee possessed and Hooker did not.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell




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