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English
Etymology
From ineffable + -ly.
Adverb
ineffably (comparative more ineffably, superlative most ineffably)
- indescribably; to a very great degree or extent.
His songs are ineffably sweet and touching.
1959, Anthony Burgess, Beds in the East (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 501:"And," said Crabbe, "I know exactly how much brandy's in that cupboard. And whisky." The Chinese smiled ineffably.
- unmentionably; unspeakably
The name of God is ineffably holy.