unintelligible

  • 1unintelligible — index ambiguous, disconnected, equivocal, inapprehensible, inarticulate, incomprehensible, indefinite, indistinct …

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  • 2unintelligible — 1610s, incapable of being understood, from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + INTELLIGIBLE (Cf. intelligible). Related: Unintelligibly …

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  • 3unintelligible — [adj] not understandable ambiguous, equivocal, fathomless, Greek*, illegible, impenetrable, inarticulate, incognizable, incoherent, incomprehensible, indecipherable, indistinct, inexplicit, jumbled, meaningless, muddled, obscure, opaque,… …

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  • 4unintelligible — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ impossible to understand. DERIVATIVES unintelligibility noun unintelligibly adverb …

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  • 5unintelligible — [un΄intel′i jə bəl] adj. not intelligible; that cannot be understood; incomprehensible unintelligibility n. unintelligibly adv …

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  • 6unintelligible — [[t]ʌ̱nɪnte̱lɪʤɪb(ə)l[/t]] ADJ GRADED Unintelligible language is impossible to understand, for example because it is not written or pronounced clearly, or because its meaning is confused or complicated. He muttered something unintelligible... I… …

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  • 7unintelligible — adj. VERBS ▪ be, sound ▪ become ▪ render sth ▪ These amendments will render the law unintelligible. ADVERB …

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  • 8unintelligible — un|in|tel|li|gi|ble [ˌʌnınˈtelıdʒıbəl] adj impossible to understand ≠ ↑clear ▪ Eva muttered something unintelligible . unintelligible to ▪ technical jargon that is unintelligible to outsiders >unintelligibly adv …

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  • 9unintelligible — adjective 1) unintelligible sounds Syn: incomprehensible, indiscernible, mumbled, indistinct, unclear, slurred, inarticulate, incoherent, garbled 2) unintelligible logic Syn: impenetrable, baffling …

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  • 10unintelligible — un|in|tel|li|gi|ble [ ,ʌnın telıdʒəbl ] adjective impossible to understand: Their jargon is unintelligible to anyone outside the industry. ╾ un|in|tel|li|gi|bly adverb …

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