indefinably

In unnameable ways

In a way that cannot be clearly defined or described.

Something indefinably strange resists precise characterization—you sense it but can't pin down what makes it so: There was something indefinably sad about the empty house.

The word often modifies adjectives to signal that a quality is felt rather than analyzed.

vague

nebulously

In an unclear manner

murkily · dimly · faintly · indistinctly · amorphously · imprecisely · loosely · unclearly · blurrily · shadowily

ineffable

inexpressibly

Beyond verbal conveyance

mystically · sublimely · divinely · sacredly · spiritually · ethereally · celestially · otherworldly · metaphysically · esoterically

elusive

mysteriously

In puzzling manner

elusively · imperceptibly · subtly · impalpably · fleetingly · ephemerally · intangibly · tantalizingly

incomprehensible

inexplicably

Beyond rational understanding

impenetrably · bafflingly · bewilderingly · perplexingly · confoundingly · puzzlingly · inscrutably · abstrusely

Opposites
clarity of definition

indefinablydefinably

In characterizable terms

clearly · precisely · distinctly · explicitly · unmistakably

precision of expression

indefinablyspecifically

In a precise manner

exactly · identifiably · concretely · determinately · recognizably

Family

indefinable, indefinability

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