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Pronunciation / Transliteration: unleserlich
"Seine Handschrift ist völlig unleserlich."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Impossible or extremely difficult to read, typically because of very poor handwriting, fading, or damage.
"The doctor's prescription was completely illegible to the pharmacist." - 2
Not legible; unable to be deciphered or understood visually.
"Water damage rendered the ancient manuscript entirely illegible."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Late Latin word 'illegibilis', formed by combining the prefix 'in-' (meaning 'not', assimilated to 'il-') with 'legibilis' (meaning 'readable'), stemming from the verb 'legere' (to read). Entering Middle English and later standard English, it retained its core morphological structure denoting something incapable of being read due to poor handwriting, fading, or damage.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Illegible" is said worldwide
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illisible
Transliteration: illisible
"Son écriture est totalement illisible."
unleserlich
Transliteration: unleserlich
"Seine Handschrift ist völlig unleserlich."
illeggibile
Transliteration: illeggibile
"La sua grafia è completamente illeggibile."
ilegible
Transliteration: ilegible
"Su letra es completamente ilegible."
ilegível
Transliteration: ilegível
"A letra dele era completamente ilegível."
अपाठ्य
Transliteration: apathya
"उसकी लिखावट बिल्कुल अपाठ्य थी।"
难认的
Transliteration: nán rèn de
"这张字条上的字跡太潦草，完全难认的。"
읽기 어려운
Transliteration: ilgi eoryeoun
"그의 글씨체는 완전히 읽기 어려웠다."
判読できない
Transliteration: handoku dekinai
"彼の文字は完全に判読できなかった。"
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