as in illegible
incapable of being read or deciphered
the old book contains an inscription, but the handwriting is cramped and unreadable
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Basically, the book of enchantments is an ancient tome with mysterious origins that is unreadable to almost everyone in Oz.
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Megan McCluskey, TIME, 22 Nov. 2024
Libra September 23 – October 22 People may prove unreliable or unreadable to you at this time.
—Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 14 Sep. 2024
What Is Data Encryption? Data encryption is the process of converting readable data (plaintext) into an unreadable format (ciphertext) using a cryptographic key.
—Ofer Lidsky, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
The collection of papyri—from which about 1,800 mostly unreadable scrolls and fragments have so far been extracted—was interred under 60 feet of material deposited by pyroclastic flows, at temperatures greater than 900 degrees Fahrenheit, during the same eruption that destroyed Pompeii in C.E. 79.
—Tomas Weber, Scientific American, 19 Mar. 2024
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Megan McCluskey, TIME, 22 Nov. 2024
Libra September 23 – October 22 People may prove unreliable or unreadable to you at this time.
—Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 14 Sep. 2024
What Is Data Encryption? Data encryption is the process of converting readable data (plaintext) into an unreadable format (ciphertext) using a cryptographic key.
—Ofer Lidsky, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
The collection of papyri—from which about 1,800 mostly unreadable scrolls and fragments have so far been extracted—was interred under 60 feet of material deposited by pyroclastic flows, at temperatures greater than 900 degrees Fahrenheit, during the same eruption that destroyed Pompeii in C.E. 79.
—Tomas Weber, Scientific American, 19 Mar. 2024
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“Unreadable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unreadable. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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