indecipherable

adjective

in·​de·​ci·​pher·​able ˌin-di-ˈsī-f(ə-)rə-bəl How to pronounce indecipherable (audio)
: incapable of being deciphered
indecipherable writing
an indecipherable message
indecipherably adverb

Examples of indecipherable in a Sentence

His handwriting is almost indecipherable. after so many years the paper label in the drawer of the antique desk is indecipherable
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The actor’s naturally leonine qualities match the character’s Siamese-cat energy: moderately indecipherable, slippery, chaotic, unreliable, totally needy but coveting independence. Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 16 July 2024 What doesn’t seem to change even as the world spins forward — as visual dimensions become indecipherable, and as the lines between dream and reality blur — is the weight of loss, and the burden of human emotions and experience. Siddhant Adlakha, IndieWire, 25 Oct. 2024 Egypt’s hieroglyphs and the Mycenaean script known as Linear B were also notoriously indecipherable—until the Rosetta Stone and a British genius produced working keys. Ariel Sabar, The Atlantic, 8 Aug. 2024 Routes became indecipherable and some receiver button labels went missing. Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 29 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for indecipherable 

Word History

First Known Use

1802, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of indecipherable was in 1802

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“Indecipherable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/indecipherable. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

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