illegible

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illegible

  • /ɪˈlɛd͡ʒəbəl/

adjective more illegible · most illegible

  1. Not clear enough to be read; unreadable; not legible or decipherable. illegible handwriting

    Similar: dirty, foul, indecipherable, marked-up, unclear, undecipherable, unreadable · Opposite: legible

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adj not clear enough to be read

Españolilegible, indescifrable
日本語読めない yomenai, 汚い kitanai
中文難以辨認的 /难以辨认的 nányǐ biànrèn de, 很難看懂的 /很难看懂的 hěn nán kàndǒng de
Portuguêsilegível
Françaisillisible, indéchiffrable, illégible
Deutschunleserlich
Italianoilleggibile
Românăilizibil
Русскийнеразбо́рчивый nerazbórčivyj, нечёткий nečótkij

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@misc{illegible_2026,
  title = {illegible},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/illegible},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}