unreadable

[ uhn-ree-duh-buhl ]

/ ʌnˈri də bəl /

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adjective

not readable; undecipherable; scribbled: His scrawl was almost unreadable.

not interesting to read; dull; tedious; an unreadable treatise.

extraordinarily difficult to read or comprehend; obscure; incomprehensible: an unreadable dream; an unreadable expression.

Origin of unreadable

First recorded in 1795–1805; un-¹ + readable

OTHER WORDS FROM unreadable

un·read·a·bil·i·ty, un·read·a·ble·ness, nounun·read·a·bly, adverb

Words nearby unreadable

unquote, unraped, unravel, unreactive, unread, unreadable, unready, unreal, unrealistic, unreality, unrealizable

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Example sentences from the Web for unreadable

Hamilton would soak the cardboard packaging of the EPO until the label was unreadable.
Lance Armstrong’s Teammate Tells All: ‘The Secret Race’ By Tyler Hamilton|The Daily Beast|September 8, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The handwriting on the short note is a combination of odd angled block letters and an unreadable signature.
The John Edwards Verdict Waiting Game|Diane Dimond|May 26, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Their books tried hard to be edgy and hipper-than-thou, but ended up being an unreadable mess instead.
A Wicked L.A. Noir|David J. Montgomery|July 25, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Page 212, subscript for O in chemical formula was unreadable.
Torpedoes and Torpedo Warfare|C. W. Sleeman

There is something genuine, honest, gentlemanly, and unreadable in him.
Our Churches and Chapels|Atticus
There was the beginning of a stiff smile, unreadable, as his eyes fixed on Christopher Wright.
West Of The Sun|Edgar Pangborn
He is a proof that a translator may perfectly understand the language of his original, and yet produce an unreadable translation.
Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 (of 3)|Isaac D'Israeli
It is one of the few instances of a devotional book which is not unreadable.
The English Church in the Eighteenth Century|Charles J. Abbey and John H. Overton

British Dictionary definitions for unreadable

unreadable

/ (ʌnˈriːdəbəl) /

adjective

illegible; undecipherable

difficult or tedious to read

Derived forms of unreadable

unreadability or unreadableness, noununreadably, adverb

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	unreadable
释义	unreadable [ uhn-ree-duh-buhl ] / ʌnˈri də bəl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR unreadable ON THESAURUS.COM adjective not readable; undecipherable; scribbled: His scrawl was almost unreadable. not interesting to read; dull; tedious; an unreadable treatise. extraordinarily difficult to read or comprehend; obscure; incomprehensible: an unreadable dream; an unreadable expression. Origin of unreadable First recorded in 1795–1805; un-¹ + readable OTHER WORDS FROM unreadable un·read·a·bil·i·ty, un·read·a·ble·ness, nounun·read·a·bly, adverb Words nearby unreadable unquote, unraped, unravel, unreactive, unread, unreadable, unready, unreal, unrealistic, unreality, unrealizable Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for unreadable Hamilton would soak the cardboard packaging of the EPO until the label was unreadable. Lance Armstrong’s Teammate Tells All: ‘The Secret Race’ By Tyler Hamilton\|The Daily Beast\|September 8, 2012\|DAILY BEAST The handwriting on the short note is a combination of odd angled block letters and an unreadable signature. The John Edwards Verdict Waiting Game\|Diane Dimond\|May 26, 2012\|DAILY BEAST Their books tried hard to be edgy and hipper-than-thou, but ended up being an unreadable mess instead. A Wicked L.A. Noir\|David J. Montgomery\|July 25, 2009\|DAILY BEAST Page 212, subscript for O in chemical formula was unreadable. Torpedoes and Torpedo Warfare\|C. W. Sleeman There is something genuine, honest, gentlemanly, and unreadable in him. Our Churches and Chapels\|Atticus There was the beginning of a stiff smile, unreadable, as his eyes fixed on Christopher Wright. West Of The Sun\|Edgar Pangborn He is a proof that a translator may perfectly understand the language of his original, and yet produce an unreadable translation. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 (of 3)\|Isaac D'Israeli It is one of the few instances of a devotional book which is not unreadable. The English Church in the Eighteenth Century\|Charles J. Abbey and John H. Overton British Dictionary definitions for unreadable unreadable / (ʌnˈriːdəbəl) / adjective illegible; undecipherable difficult or tedious to read Derived forms of unreadable unreadability or unreadableness, noununreadably, adverb Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to unreadable incomprehensible, indecipherable, scrawled, unclear, undecipherable, crabbed, cacographic, scribbled
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unreadable

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