unintelligible
adjective
not intelligible; not capable of being understood.
unintelligibly
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a word derived from
unintelligible.
Example Sentences
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When guitarist Khn de Poitrine and drummer Klek de Poitrine perform live, they make triangle shapes with their hands and screech unintelligibly.
From Salon ● Jun. 5, 2026
Skate dads in L.A. will yell unintelligibly at you as they whoosh by, and when you don’t respond they’ll spend the rest of the session snaking you at every turn.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2025
She was making her second loop through the neighborhood that day, speaking nonstop and unintelligibly.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2022
Schaefer’s body-camera video, which was played for jurors, showed Schaffer and paramedics trying to coax Gladney into an ambulance as he paces in circles and speaks unintelligibly.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 25, 2022
He yelped and groaned unintelligibly through clenched teeth, his eyes rolled up into his head.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
