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illegible

(ɪledʒɪbəl)
adjective
Writing that is illegible is so unclear that you cannot read it.
Synonyms: indecipherable, unreadable, faint, crabbed More Synonyms of illegible

illegible in British English

(ɪˈlɛdʒɪbəl)
adjective
unable to be read or deciphered
Derived forms
illegibility (ilˌlegiˈbility) or illegibleness (ilˈlegibleness)
noun
illegibly (ilˈlegibly)
adverb

illegible in American English

(ɪˈlɛdʒəbəl)
adjective
very difficult or impossible to read because badly written or printed, faded, etc.
Derived forms
illegibility (ilˌlegiˈbility)
noun
illegibly (ilˈlegibly)
adverb
Word origin
< in-2 + legible

Examples of 'illegible' in a sentence
illegible

Halfway down the second page, my handwriting becomes illegible.
Alex George LOVE YOU MADLY (2002)
The napkin, blurred and illegible, and the letter clear as day.
James Birrell THE MANANA MAN (2002)
I blamed this on the artist, whose illegible signature appeared in the corner at the far end of the mural.
Magnus Mills THE SCHEME FOR FULL EMPLOYMENT (2002)
Ramses ' hieroglyphic hand was extremely elegant, in striking contrast to his English handwriting, which was practically illegible.
Elizabeth Peters LION IN THE VALLEY (2002)

In other languages
illegible

British English: illegible /ɪˈlɛdʒɪbl/ ADJECTIVE
Writing that is illegible is so unclear that you cannot read it.
  • American English: illegible
  • Arabic: لا يُقْرَأ
  • Brazilian Portuguese: ilegível
  • Chinese: 字迹模糊的
  • Croatian: nečitak
  • Czech: nečitelný
  • Danish: ulæselig
  • Dutch: onleesbaar
  • European Spanish: ilegible
  • Finnish: lukukelvoton
  • French: illisible
  • German: unleserlich
  • Greek: δυσανάγνωστος
  • Italian: illeggibile
  • Japanese: 判読しにくい
  • Korean: 읽기 어려운
  • Norwegian: uleselig
  • Polish: nieczytelny
  • European Portuguese: ilegível
  • Romanian: ilizibil
  • Russian: неразборчивый
  • Latin American Spanish: ilegible
  • Swedish: oläslig
  • Thai: อ่านออกได้ยาก
  • Turkish: okunaksız
  • Ukrainian: нерозбірливий
  • Vietnamese: khó đọc

Chinese translation of 'illegible'

illegible

(ɪˈlɛdʒɪbl)

adj

  1. [writing] 难(難)以辨认(認)的 (nányǐ biànrèn de)
(adjective) 
Definition
unable to be read or deciphered
Incomplete or illegible applications will not be considered.
Synonyms
indecipherable
Her writing is virtually indecipherable.
unreadable
She scribbled an unreadable address on the receipt.
faint
crabbed
scrawled
hieroglyphic
carved funerary vases containing hieroglyphic texts
hard to make out
undecipherable
obscure
The hills were just an obscure shape in the mist.
Opposites
clear
,
readable
,
legible
,
decipherable
,
plain

Additional synonyms

in the sense of crabbed
Definition
(of handwriting) cramped and hard to read
Synonyms
unreadable,
laboured,
squeezed,
awkward,
cramped,
illegible,
indecipherable,
hieroglyphical
in the sense of hieroglyphic
carved funerary vases containing hieroglyphic texts
Synonyms
indecipherable,
obscure,
figurative,
runic,
symbolical,
enigmatical
in the sense of obscure
Definition
unclear or indistinct
The hills were just an obscure shape in the mist.
Synonyms
indistinct,
vague,
blurred,
dark,
clouded,
faint,
dim,
gloomy,
veiled,
murky,
fuzzy,
shadowy,
cloudy,
misty,
hazy,
indistinguishable,
indeterminate,
dusky,
undefined,
out of focus,
ill-defined,
obfuscated,
indiscernible,
tenebrous

Nearby words of
illegible

  • ill-treatment
  • illegal
  • illegality
  • illegible
  • illegitimacy
  • illegitimate
  • illiberal

Synonyms of 'illegible'

illegible

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