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Etymology

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From un- +‎ hintable.

Adjective

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unhintable (comparative more unhintable, superlative most unhintable)

  1. That must not be hinted at; unmentionable.
    • 1955, John Wyndham, The Chrysalids:
      With the word 'baby' unmentionable and unhintable, we all had to go on pretending that my mother was in bed for some slight cold, or other indisposition.
    • 2015, Peter Dickinson, Skeleton-in-Waiting:
      The whole visit was tense with Soppy's unhintable doings.