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单词 illegible
释义

illegible

adjective

il·​leg·​i·​ble (ˌ)i(l)-ˈle-jə-bəl How to pronounce illegible (audio)
: not legible : indecipherable
illegible writing
illegibility
(ˌ)i(l)-ˌle-jə-ˈbi-lə-tē How to pronounce illegible (audio)
noun
illegibly
(ˌ)i(l)-ˈle-jə-blē How to pronounce illegible (audio)
adverb

Synonyms

  • indecipherable
  • undecipherable
  • unreadable
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Example Sentences

illegible signatures on the petition will be disregarded
Recent Examples on the Web Her brief, written by assistant solicitor general Christopher Allen on Nessel's behalf, directly takes on the idea that the words are illegible due to spacing issues. Dave Boucher, Detroit Free Press, 8 Sep. 2022 The play sat among his papers, rendered almost illegible by his handwriting, until it was finally published in 1879. Sam Sacks, WSJ, 24 June 2022 But as one great man, Mahatma Gandhi, noted, the sustaining force of love—conveyed through everyday speech by ordinary people—routinely defuses would-be conflicts in a manner illegible to liberal conceptions of history. Priya Satia, The New Republic, 20 May 2022 Since slavery, our bodies have walked an impossible tightrope between being hypervisible and erotically illegible. Allure, 13 May 2022 But this terrible and occasionally illegible prose never quite overcomes the reader’s trust in Faulkner’s profound creative power. New York Times, 3 Mar. 2022 Think of the side-eye cast at Philadelphia’s James Harden, whose stubborn eccentricity is illegible to most analysts. New York Times, 28 June 2022 When Michigan switched to an electronic voter file, some voters' paper records had illegible birth dates and were assigned a placeholder date. Clara Hendrickson, Detroit Free Press, 1 Apr. 2022 Results are not expected to be 100% accurate due to illegible handwriting and poor imaging. Zachary Smith, cleveland, 28 Mar. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1580, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

illegible

adjective

il·​leg·​i·​ble i-ˈle-jə-bəl How to pronounce illegible (audio)
: impossible or very hard to read
His handwriting is illegible.

illegible

adjective

as in unreadable
incapable of being read or deciphered illegible signatures on the petition will be disregarded

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • unreadable
  • indecipherable
  • undecipherable
  • obscure
  • indistinct
  • faint
  • unclear

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • legible
  • readable
  • clean
  • fair
  • decipherable
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