unintelligible
adjective
not intelligible; not capable of being understood.
unintelligibility
-
a word derived from
unintelligible.
Example Sentences
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Cumbersomely, phrases are italicized to the point of unintelligibility.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2021
After showing footage of Giuliani’s interview with Stephanopoulos, Kimmel joked about the unintelligibility of Giuliani’s words.
From The Guardian ● May 8, 2018
A few theories: simple component parts, weaponized unintelligibility, dark innuendo, and power signifiers.
From Slate ● Nov. 2, 2016
At times during the trial, it was unclear how much unintelligibility was caused by mistranslation and how much by the deliberate indirection of witnesses.
From The New Yorker ● Oct. 12, 2015
Conrad, more than any of the other men I have mentioned, grounds his work firmly upon this sense of cosmic implacability, this confession of unintelligibility.
From A Book of Prefaces by H. L. (Henry Louis) Mencken
