indecipherable

[in-di-sahy-fer-uh-buhl]

adjective

1. not decipherable; illegible.

2. not understandable; incomprehensible.

indecipherable

/ -frəbəl, ˌɪndɪˈsaɪfərəbəl /

adjective

1. not decipherable; illegible

Other Word Forms

• indecipherability noun
• indecipherableness noun
• indecipherably adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of indecipherable¹

First recorded in 1795–1805; in- ³ + decipherable ( def. )

Example Sentences

“Trump is indecipherable, even for those closest to him.”

From Los Angeles Times

He paused, looked into the indecipherable gray at his feet.

From Los Angeles Times

The defining complaint about the sacked Dutchman was that after two-and-a-bit seasons the football was still formless and the tactical direction indecipherable.

From BBC

You can do that through cheap tricks, or you can see that, despite the importance of place and the deep meaning rural people have in particular, their concerns, anxieties, and hopes are not indecipherable.

From Salon

Tuesday night, he seemed to scramble his words to an indecipherable point while speaking to Fox News about pro-Palestinian campus demonstrations.

From Salon

Related Words

• cryptic 
• illegible