Both Uses of
ineffable
in
In Cold Blood
- I could see-the ineffable way they looked at me.
Chpt 1 *ineffable = indescribable
- "The ineffable happens, things do take a turn," he said.†
Chpt 1
Definitions:
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(1)
(ineffable) something that cannot be adequately described with words--perhaps something too wonderful or intense to describe
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Much more rarely, ineffable can describe something that cannot be said due to social custom--such as the name of God.