inexpressible

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Olga, another mourner who taught the younger daughter to draw, said both sisters were talented and outgoing, and described their death as an "inexpressible pain".

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

It reveals much about the inner lives of people with non-verbal autism, worlds that often remain devastatingly inexpressible.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 5, 2023

Let’s hope it works, because the alternatives are literally inexpressible.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 6, 2023

“It’s an exorcism of sorts, to put into words and symbols this almost inexpressible anguish. That was why I started, to try and alleviate the despair.”

From Washington Post • Nov. 7, 2022

Certain common ideas become inexpressible; other, previously undreamt-of ones spring to life, finding miraculous new articulation.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt