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unprintable

adjective un·print·able \-ˈprin-tə-bəl\

: too offensive or shocking to be printed or published

: unable to be printed

Full Definition of UNPRINTABLE

:  unfit to be printed; especially :  too obscene or offensive to be shown in print <unprintable epithets>
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First Known Use of UNPRINTABLE

1871

Related to UNPRINTABLE

Synonyms
bawdy, blue, coarse, crude, dirty, filthy, foul, gross, gutter, impure, indecent, lascivious, lewd, locker-room, nasty, pornographic, porny, profane, raunchy, ribald, smutty, stag, trashy, obscene, vulgar, wanton, X-rated
Antonyms
clean, decent, G-rated, nonobscene, wholesome

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