unquotable
Too crude to repeat
Something unquotable cannot or should not be quoted—either because the language is too offensive to repeat in polite company, or because the phrasing is too dull or incoherent to merit repetition.
A politician's unquotable tirade might be vulgar; an academic's unquotable prose is simply lifeless.
The word often appears in journalism when sources say things reporters can't print.
Not allowed
- censoredSuppressed from publication
- unprintableToo crude to publish
- offensiveCausing displeasure or attack-oriented
- inappropriateNot suitable or fitting
profane · vulgar · obscene · scandalous · improper · unmentionable · unspeakable · off-limits
Beyond verbal expression
- inexpressibleCannot be put into words
- unutterableImpossible to express verbally
- wordlessLacking spoken content
- unsayableImpossible to articulate
undefinable · elusive · intangible · incommunicable · ungraspable · transcendent · abstract · incomprehensible
Speak softly, indistinctly
- stammerSpeak with involuntary repetitions
- stutterInvoluntary speech repetition
- garbleDistort into confusion
- incoherentLacking logical connection
gibberish · babble · slur · rambling · disjointed · halting · tongue-tied · unclear
Unoriginal and dull
- mundaneCommonplace, lacking excitement
- forgettableUnlikely to be recalled
- ordinaryStandard, unremarkable
- dullLacking edge or interest
unoriginal · clichéd · trite · commonplace · uninteresting · bland · pedestrian · unmemorable
forbidden
Not allowed
- censoredSuppressed from publication
- unprintableToo crude to publish
- offensiveCausing displeasure or attack-oriented
inappropriate · profane · vulgar · obscene · scandalous · improper · unmentionable · unspeakable · off-limits · banned
ineffable
Beyond verbal expression
- inexpressibleCannot be put into words
- unutterableImpossible to express verbally
- wordlessLacking spoken content
unsayable · undefinable · elusive · intangible · incommunicable · ungraspable · transcendent · abstract · incomprehensible · unimaginable
mumble
Speak softly, indistinctly
- stammerSpeak with involuntary repetitions
- stutterInvoluntary speech repetition
- garbleDistort into confusion
incoherent · gibberish · babble · slur · rambling · disjointed · halting · tongue-tied · unclear · confused
banal
Unoriginal and dull
- mundaneCommonplace, lacking excitement
- forgettableUnlikely to be recalled
- ordinaryStandard, unremarkable
dull · unoriginal · clichéd · trite · commonplace · uninteresting · bland · pedestrian · unmemorable · stale
unquotablequotable
Worth citing verbatim
citable · repeatable · publishable · printable · on the record
unquotableprintable
Able to be printed
publishable · family-friendly · clean · decent · inoffensive
unquotablequotable
Worth citing verbatim
memorable · pithy · aphoristic · eloquent · epigrammatic
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