illegible
adjective
il·leg·i·ble
(ˌ)i(l)-ˈle-jə-bəl 
: not legible : indecipherable
illegible writing
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Time For Kids, TIME, 21 Feb. 2025
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Unfortunately, most of the candies in my box were illegible.
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Time For Kids, TIME, 21 Feb. 2025
His talent was unmistakable, his ego was illegible and his time with us unforgettable.
—Catherine Santino, People.com, 19 Feb. 2025
Unfortunately, most of the candies in my box were illegible.
—Kathy Barnes, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Feb. 2025
The thirty-thousand-year-old cave paintings at Chauvet–Pont d’Arc are ghostly images from the abyss of deep time whose purpose is illegible to us.
—Donna Tartt, Harper's Magazine, 2 July 2024
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“Illegible.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/illegible. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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illegible
adjective
il·leg·i·ble
(ˈ)il-ˈ(l)ej-ə-bəl
: impossible or very hard to read
illegible handwriting
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