as in illegible
incapable of being read or deciphered
after so many years the paper label in the drawer of the antique desk is indecipherable
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Egypt’s hieroglyphs and the Mycenaean script known as Linear B were also notoriously indecipherable—until the Rosetta Stone and a British genius produced working keys.
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Ariel Sabar, The Atlantic, 8 Aug. 2024
Routes became indecipherable and some receiver button labels went missing.
—Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 29 July 2024
These five books are some of the most frequently recommended, and won't inundate you with indecipherable financial jargon or put you to sleep.
—Becca Stanek, theweek, 29 July 2024
As things stand now, however, the data that would help patients make more informed choices are often inaccessible or indecipherable.
—Sejal Hathi, Foreign Affairs, 13 June 2017
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Ariel Sabar, The Atlantic, 8 Aug. 2024
Routes became indecipherable and some receiver button labels went missing.
—Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 29 July 2024
These five books are some of the most frequently recommended, and won't inundate you with indecipherable financial jargon or put you to sleep.
—Becca Stanek, theweek, 29 July 2024
As things stand now, however, the data that would help patients make more informed choices are often inaccessible or indecipherable.
—Sejal Hathi, Foreign Affairs, 13 June 2017
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“Indecipherable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indecipherable. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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