unreadable
Americanadjective
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not readable; undecipherable; scribbled.
His scrawl was almost unreadable.
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not interesting to read; dull; tedious; an unreadable treatise.
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extraordinarily difficult to read or comprehend; obscure; incomprehensible.
an unreadable dream; an unreadable expression.
adjective
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illegible; undecipherable
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difficult or tedious to read
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Etymology
Origin of unreadable
Example Sentences
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A strong undercurrent of that lively book is that it’s good to be unreadable and sneaky: “I play it very loose.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026
But while Melling is always endearingly open and responsive, Skarsgård stays unreadable.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2026
You shouldn't have to worry about images becoming unreadable for a very long time - thanks to "robust" image file formats like jpeg, according to Prof Winters.
From BBC • Oct. 25, 2025
Inside was a damp note that was almost unreadable.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2025
Honorata sat on her bed, eyes dark and unreadable, lipstick smeared like a wound.
From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby
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