unreadable
Americanadjective
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not readable; undecipherable; scribbled.
His scrawl was almost unreadable.
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not interesting to read; dull; tedious; an unreadable treatise.
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extraordinarily difficult to read or comprehend; obscure; incomprehensible.
an unreadable dream; an unreadable expression.
adjective
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illegible; undecipherable
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difficult or tedious to read
Other Word Forms
- unreadability noun
- unreadableness noun
- unreadably adverb
Etymology
Origin of unreadable
Example Sentences
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A strong undercurrent of that lively book is that it’s good to be unreadable and sneaky: “I play it very loose.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026
The BBC has seen a copy of the judgement which includes the report and a two-page prescription which shows the doctor's unreadable scrawl.
From BBC • Sep. 30, 2025
But I don’t know that the justices can manage their public image and reputation by continuing to be incomprehensible, unreadable, or jurisdictional.
From Slate • Jun. 2, 2025
Thought to be unreadable, they had been left untouched for decades.
From BBC • Feb. 5, 2025
He glanced at me with unreadable eyes and his voice was suddenly harsh.
From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer
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