as in illegible
incapable of being read or deciphered
after so many years the paper label in the drawer of the antique desk is indecipherable
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Most of the original characters returned, but often briefly, and/or in indecipherable subplots.
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Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 16 Jan. 2025
As Blake transforms into a swollen, oozing wretch who gnaws frantically on his own wounds, his family appears as glowing-eyed aliens, their words a jumble of indecipherable sounds.
—Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
It's presented as a form of thermal vision accompanied by muddled and indecipherable audio.
—Simon Thompson, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
The sound mix can be a little fuzzy wuzzy at times, dropping whole stretches of lyrics into almost indecipherable murkiness.
—Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2025
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Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 16 Jan. 2025
As Blake transforms into a swollen, oozing wretch who gnaws frantically on his own wounds, his family appears as glowing-eyed aliens, their words a jumble of indecipherable sounds.
—Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
It's presented as a form of thermal vision accompanied by muddled and indecipherable audio.
—Simon Thompson, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
The sound mix can be a little fuzzy wuzzy at times, dropping whole stretches of lyrics into almost indecipherable murkiness.
—Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2025
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“Indecipherable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indecipherable. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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