sayable

[ sey-uh-buh l ]
/ ˈseɪ ə bəl /

adjective

of the sort that can be said or spoken; utterable: He felt a great deal that was not sayable.
capable of being said or stated clearly, effectively, etc.: The speech is as sayable today as when Demosthenes first composed it.

Origin of sayable

First recorded in 1855–60; say1 + -able

OTHER WORDS FROM sayable

un·say·a·ble, adjective

Words nearby sayable

say one's piece, say the word, say uncle, say's law, say-so, sayable, sayan mountains, saybolt universal seconds, saye, sayers, sayest

Example sentences from the Web for unsayable

  • Kent herself has said the movie is about parenting, the unsayable extremes of what mothers can feel.

    Grief: The Real Monster in The Babadook |Tim Teeman |December 19, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

  • Talk, say the unsayable, bring his love in misty word lines before his eyes; look and forget a moment.

    Erik Dorn |Ben Hecht

British Dictionary definitions for unsayable

unsayable
/ (ʌnˈseɪəbəl) /

adjective

too insulting, indecent, etc, to be said

noun

say the unsayable to express an opinion thought to be too controversial to mention