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indecipherable Definition

in·de·ci·pher·able (in′dē sīfər ə bəl, -di-)

adjective

that cannot be deciphered; illegible

indecipherable Related Forms

in′·de·ci′·pher·abil·ity noun

indecipherable Synonyms

indecipherable

modif.

indecipherable Usage Examples

Adjective complement with noun phrase

make: Yet these actions make the message completely indecipherable to a third party.

Modifies a noun

  • entry: Incomplete or indecipherable entries will be void ( in Emap's absolute discretion ).
  • signature: It was dated 21 September, but again carried an indecipherable signature.
  • lyric: Stipe abandons his normally indecipherable lyrics for a fairly clear message, urging a suicidal person to " hang on " .
  • expression: This year begins Mikel to take the verbal development, repetition of sounds and near strange half where indecipherable expressions abound.
  • word: After the last indecipherable word, she emitted a long, satisfied exhalation.
  • accent: One thing I noticed is that he seems to have a deep baritone, and an indecipherable accent, lol.

Modifying Another Word

  • almost: The second are two initials, evidently carved a long time ago in the stone gatepost, almost indecipherable now, black with age.
  • completely: Yet these actions make the message completely indecipherable to a third party.
  • virtually: MEMORIAL PLAQUES: The Conrad Eden plaque on the Cathedral wall next to the organ loft door is virtually indecipherable.
  • mostly: The coded moral and religious messages contained in Bosch's strange worlds are mostly indecipherable to the modern observer.

Used with adjective complement

  • render: Greenberg was advised that the Reports from our Embassy in Athens for that period had been rendered indecipherable ` due to rain damage ' .
  • become: Signs of your stress could come through your handwriting - which could fast become indecipherable ( that's even more than usual!

Browse dictionary entries near indecipherable

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