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10 Language-to-English DictionariesUnintelligible
/ˌʌn.ɪnˈtɛl.ɪ.dʒə.bəl/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Not able to be understood; incomprehensible.
"The instructions were so poorly written that they were completely unintelligible." - 2
Difficult to understand due to unclear expression or poor quality.
"His speech was unintelligible due to the heavy accent."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'unintelligible' is derived from the prefix 'un-' meaning 'not', combined with 'intelligible', which comes from the Latin 'intelligibilis', meaning 'able to be understood'. The term has evolved through Middle English before settling into its current form in Modern English.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Unintelligible" is said worldwide
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inintelligible
Transliteration: inintelligible
"Les instructions étaient si mal écrites qu'elles étaient complètement inintelligibles."
unverständlich
Transliteration: unverständlich
"Die Anweisungen waren so schlecht geschrieben, dass sie völlig unverständlich waren."
inintelligibile
Transliteration: inintelligibile
"Le istruzioni erano così mal scritte che erano completamente inintelligibili."
ininteligible
Transliteration: ininteligible
"Las instrucciones estaban tan mal escritas que eran completamente ininteligibles."
ininteligível
Transliteration: ininteligível
"As instruções estavam tão mal escritas que eram completamente ininteligíveis."
अस्पष्ट
Transliteration: aspaṣṭ
"निर्देश इतने खराब लिखे गए थे कि वे पूरी तरह से अस्पष्ट थे।"
无法理解的
Transliteration: wúfǎ lǐjiě de
"说明写得太糟糕，以至于完全无法理解。"
이해할 수 없는
Transliteration: ihaehal su eobsneun
"지침이 너무 잘못 작성되어 완전히 이해할 수 없었습니다."
理解できない
Transliteration: rikai dekinai
"指示が非常に悪く書かれていたため、完全に理解できませんでした。"
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