illegible
adjective
il·leg·i·ble
(ˌ)i(l)-ˈle-jə-bəl 
: not legible : indecipherable
illegible writing
Examples of illegible in a Sentence
illegible signatures on the petition will be disregarded
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Without these keys, any data that could potentially land in a breach is nothing but illegible noise to nosy onlookers.
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Matthias Pfau, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
My small chronos with similarly elaborate timing scales are pretty much illegible anyways.
—Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2024
The parcels containing those items will have become undeliverable for a number of reasons, including that the address is inadequate or illegible, or that the person may have moved or there is no return address.
—Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week Uk, theweek, 16 Oct. 2024
The picture contains several other signs of digital fabrication as well, including Trump and the man beside him having only four fingers on each hand and the lettering on their hat and life jackets being illegible.
—Hannah Hudnall, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2024
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Matthias Pfau, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
My small chronos with similarly elaborate timing scales are pretty much illegible anyways.
—Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2024
The parcels containing those items will have become undeliverable for a number of reasons, including that the address is inadequate or illegible, or that the person may have moved or there is no return address.
—Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week Uk, theweek, 16 Oct. 2024
The picture contains several other signs of digital fabrication as well, including Trump and the man beside him having only four fingers on each hand and the lettering on their hat and life jackets being illegible.
—Hannah Hudnall, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Illegible.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/illegible. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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illegible
adjective
il·leg·i·ble
(ˈ)il-ˈ(l)ej-ə-bəl
: impossible or very hard to read
illegible handwriting
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