unprintable

adjective

un·​print·​able ˌən-ˈprin-tə-bəl 

: unfit to be printed

especially : too obscene or offensive to be shown in print

unprintable epithets

Synonyms

• bawdy
• blue
• coarse
• crude
• dirty
• filthy
• foul
• gross
• gutter
• impure
• indecent
• lascivious
• lewd
• locker-room
• nasty
• obscene
• pornographic
• porny
• profane
• raunchy
• ribald
• smutty
• stag
• trashy
• vulgar
• wanton
• X-rated

Examples of unprintable in a Sentence

I can't tell you what he said because it's unprintable.

Does the file contain any unprintable characters?

Recent Examples on the Web

In the seventh inning, the chant toward Fisher became unprintable. —Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2024

The sounds of people laughing were interrupted by loud thuds of heads hitting rocks or pipes, followed by more laughing — and words unprintable in a family newspaper. —Mark E. Potts, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2024

The first word spoken in the play — shrieked, in fact — is an unprintable expletive for female genitalia favored by the Brits. —Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2024

Its station call letters feature no vowels yet remain unprintable nonetheless. —Wesley Morris, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1830, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

unprintable

adjective

un·​print·​able ˌən-ˈprint-ə-bəl 

ˈən-

: unfit to be printed