Unreadable

adj

adj ·4 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Not written clearly enough to be deciphered.

    "unreadable handwriting"

  2. 2
    Making an unpleasant reading experience, e.g. because it is dull or upsetting.

    "an unreadable book"

  3. 3
    Not able to be accessed or played by some technical device.

    "The scratched CD is unreadable."

Adjective
  1. 1
    not easily deciphered wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
boringillegibleillegibleindecipherableindecipherableunclear

Example

More examples

"Terrence has a hard time explaining his ideas to his coworkers, and his code is characteristically unreadable."

Etymology

From un- + readable.

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