ILLEGIBLE


Meaning of ILLEGIBLE in English

(ˈ)i(l), ə+ adjective

Etymology: in- (I) + legible

1. : incapable of being read or deciphered : not legible

injured his right hand in football, making his handwriting almost illegible — E.S.Bates

no way of knowing by his illegible face whether he told the truth or not — Jean Stafford

2. : not readable because of language or content

a mediaeval jargon that is now but little less illegible than Coptic — J.B.Cabell

• il·legibly “+ adverb

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