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unintelligible

adjective

un·​in·​tel·​li·​gi·​ble ˌən-in-ˈte-lə-jə-bəl How to pronounce unintelligible (audio)
: unable to be understood or comprehended : not intelligible
a song with unintelligible lyrics
unintelligible jargon
… including parenthetical translations of the words and phrases he knew would be unintelligible to contemporary readers. John N. Green
unintelligibility noun
or less commonly unintelligibleness
unintelligibly adverb
muttering unintelligibly

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The ponderous recitation of textual obscurities; the litany of unintelligible names; the holy tone—is this a TV show or a religious exercise? John Anderson, WSJ, 19 Aug. 2022 The lyrics are unintelligible and the backing track is the definition of dull. Kris Holt, Forbes, 12 Aug. 2022 The new follower accounts seem to be named using long, systematic strings of unintelligible consonants and numbers. Wired, 20 July 2022 Now for the heartbreaker — Neil says the song’s unintelligible vocals are meant to represent his son with cerebral-palsy’s inability to communicate. Liza Lentini, SPIN, 20 July 2022 Lola greets her two leading men with a three-inch-thick binder of shooting notes, composed of unintelligible scribbling, Polaroids of naked body parts and other documents that look like they were rescued from the trash. Michael O'sullivan, Washington Post, 21 June 2022 Modern physics, to most of us, is unintelligible, but who cares when physics gives us smartphones and hydrogen bombs? John Horgan, Scientific American, 7 July 2022 The responses are both shocking and unintelligible. Abigail Anthony, National Review, 14 June 2022 Kelsey McCowan Heilman, staff attorney for the Oregon Law Center, said the notices are cluttered with legal jargon and are frequently unintelligible. oregonlive, 9 June 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1664, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of unintelligible was in 1664

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