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indecipherable

[ in-di-sahy-fer-uh-buhl ]
/ ˌɪn dɪˈsaɪ fər ə bəl /
SEE SYNONYMS FOR indecipherable

adjective

not decipherable; illegible.
not understandable; incomprehensible.

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Origin of indecipherable

First recorded in 1795–1805; in-3 + decipherable

OTHER WORDS FROM indecipherable

in·de·ci·pher·a·bil·i·ty, in·de·ci·pher·a·ble·ness, nounin·de·ci·pher·a·bly, adverb

Words nearby indecipherable

indecent, indecent assault, indecent exposure, indeciduate, indeciduous, indecipherable, indecision, indecisive, indecl., indeclinable, indecomposable
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Words related to indecipherable

illegible, cryptic, scrawled, hieroglyphic

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British Dictionary definitions for indecipherable

indecipherable
/ (ˌɪndɪˈsaɪfərəbəl, -frəbəl) /

adjective

not decipherable; illegible

Derived forms of indecipherable

indecipherability or indecipherableness, nounindecipherably, adverb
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