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Meanings of utterable in English

Capable of being uttered in words or sentences.

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Examples for "speakable"
1
So much to say, and little of it speakable; words log-jam in her throat.
The sealed letter
2
He often talked to his dog; he told it every speakable thought that he had.
This Is the End
3
When one thought is spoken, all others become speakable.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 37, November, 1860 / A Maga...
4
Like all good poets, Armitage uses prose with absolute precision and his dialogue is sinewy, alert and speakable.
The Guardian
5
It might make the unspeakable speakable.
The Guardian
Usage of utterable in English
1
In a situation of peril to life and in marriage, falsehood becomes utterable.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 / Books 8,...
2
In a situation involving the loss of one's entire property, falsehood becomes utterable.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 / Books 8,...
3
I tried to damn my mood, but found no profanity utterable.
White Shadows in the South Seas
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Words not utterable were smothered under Selwyn's breath.
People Like That: A Novel
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An utterable nausea oppressed me; I was conscious of gasping; there seemed no breath in my body.
White Jacket; Or, The World on a Man-of-War
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Truth may be unutterable, and even falsehood may be utterable where falsehood would become truth and truth would become falsehood.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 / Books 8,...
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If Irial believed the words, they were utterable, and he did believe that her blood was the solution they needed to save the Dark Court.
Radiant Shadows
Utterable through the time