as in illegible
incapable of being read or deciphered
the old book contains an inscription, but the handwriting is cramped and unreadable
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Additionally, tools like the map and compass are unreadable at night.
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Issy Van Der Velde, Rolling Stone, 20 Feb. 2025
With the help of artificial intelligence, researchers have revealed some of the text inside a 2,000-year-old scroll that was charred during Mount Vesuvius’ eruption in 79 C.E.
Scholars are now hard at work deciphering the previously unreadable words.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Feb. 2025
Remember, the State gave De Luca, Melissa's trial attorney, a disk containing the dark, unreadable X-rays before trial.
—Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 18 Jan. 2025
In a torrent of expletives and all caps, the chat lauds his accomplishment at an unreadable clip.
—Patricia Hernandez, Rolling Stone, 10 Jan. 2025
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Issy Van Der Velde, Rolling Stone, 20 Feb. 2025
With the help of artificial intelligence, researchers have revealed some of the text inside a 2,000-year-old scroll that was charred during Mount Vesuvius’ eruption in 79 C.E.
Scholars are now hard at work deciphering the previously unreadable words.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Feb. 2025
Remember, the State gave De Luca, Melissa's trial attorney, a disk containing the dark, unreadable X-rays before trial.
—Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 18 Jan. 2025
In a torrent of expletives and all caps, the chat lauds his accomplishment at an unreadable clip.
—Patricia Hernandez, Rolling Stone, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Unreadable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unreadable. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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