unreadable.
Not written clearly enough to be deciphered.
Meaning & usage
Not written clearly enough to be deciphered.
unreadable handwriting
unreadable charts
Making an unpleasant reading experience, e.g. because it is dull or upsetting.
an unreadable book
unreadable rants
Not able to be accessed or played by some technical device.
The scratched CD is unreadable.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English read Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English readable English unreadable From un- + readable.
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