indecipherable

[ in-di-sahy-fer-uh-buhl ]
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adjective
  1. not decipherable; illegible.

  2. not understandable; incomprehensible.

Origin of indecipherable

1
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, noun
  • in·de·ci·pher·a·bly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for indecipherable

indecipherable

/ (ˌɪndɪˈsaɪfərəbəl, -frəbəl) /


adjective
  1. not decipherable; illegible

Derived forms of indecipherable

  • indecipherability or indecipherableness, noun
  • indecipherably, adverb

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