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unpronounceable

/ˈʌnprəˌnaʊnsəbəl/
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Definitions of unpronounceable
  1. adjective
    impossible or difficult to pronounce correctly
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    antonyms:
    pronounceable
    capable of being uttered or pronounced
    rolled, rolling, trilled
    uttered with a trill
  2. adjective
    very difficult to pronounce correctly
    “an unpronounceable foreign word”
    synonyms: unutterable
    incommunicative, uncommunicative
    not inclined to talk or give information or express opinions
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