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
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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?
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In the seventh inning, the chant toward Fisher became unprintable.
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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
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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
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“Unprintable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unprintable. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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unprintable
adjective
un·print·able
ˌən-ˈprint-ə-bəl
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: unfit to be printed
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