unpronounceable

English

Etymology

un- +‎ pronounceable

Adjective

unpronounceable (comparative more unpronounceable, superlative most unpronounceable)

Impossible or difficult to pronounce or articulate.

Translations

impossible or difficult to pronounce or articulate

Belarusian: please add this translation if you can
Dutch: onuitspreekbaar (nl)
Finnish: vaikeasti äännettävä, vaikeasti lausuttava
French: imprononçable (fr)
German: unaussprechbar

Greek: κακοπρόφερτος (kakoprófertos), δυσπρόφερτος (el) (dysprófertos), δυσκολοπρόφερτος (dyskoloprófertos), απρόφερτος (el) (aprófertos)
Ido: nepronuncebla, neartikulebla
Italian: impronunciabile
Russian: непроизноси́мый (ru) m (neproiznosímyj)

Noun

unpronounceable (plural unpronounceables)

Something difficult or impossible to pronounce.
- 2009 March 13, “Natural Selection”, in New York Times‎:
  Synthetic fragrances can contain a laundry list of chemicals — hormone disrupters, petroleum-derived unpronounceables, asthma triggers and on and on.

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