indecipherable
adjective
in·de·ci·pher·able
ˌin-di-ˈsī-f(ə-)rə-bəl 
: incapable of being deciphered
indecipherable writing
an indecipherable message
Examples of indecipherable in a Sentence
His handwriting is almost indecipherable.
after so many years the paper label in the drawer of the antique desk is indecipherable
Recent Examples on the Web
The cover art similarly features Twigs’ face breaking through a nearly indecipherable image, with the members of Two Shell on either side of her.
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Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 19 Mar. 2024
Her criticisms of Trump were so muted as to be almost indecipherable.
—John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2024
That skin usually involves some combination of advanced jargon that’s generally indecipherable, the wielding of sophisticated mathematical tools for describing nature, and, of course, the fancy technical gear for making measurements and observations.
—Paul Sutter, Ars Technica, 10 Jan. 2024
Under this cost-plus model, drugs will be transparently and straightforwardly priced based on the amount CVS paid for the drugs, plus a small markup–a sea change from the indecipherable, opaque, and convoluted system of rebates, markups, and bespoke discounts that define today’s PBM system.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 4 Jan. 2024
Just a lot of shouting and crying and indecipherable tongues.
—Bishop Sand, Washington Post, 17 Feb. 2024
What results is a circular riff on classic sci-fi stories like The Terminator, but with almost every character speaking in indecipherable hisses.
—Huntley Woods and Christian Holub, EW.com, 17 Oct. 2023
Migrant families living in tents at the Floyd Bennett Field shelter have received essentials like a baby stroller through a WhatsApp group and gotten help navigating some indecipherable corner of the city bureaucracy.
—Jay Root Victor J. Blue, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2024
One tiny company had previously attempted to address the glut of broken, indecipherable Taylor machines and was duly ostracized for its efforts.
—Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 29 Aug. 2023
Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 19 Mar. 2024
Her criticisms of Trump were so muted as to be almost indecipherable.
—John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2024
That skin usually involves some combination of advanced jargon that’s generally indecipherable, the wielding of sophisticated mathematical tools for describing nature, and, of course, the fancy technical gear for making measurements and observations.
—Paul Sutter, Ars Technica, 10 Jan. 2024
Under this cost-plus model, drugs will be transparently and straightforwardly priced based on the amount CVS paid for the drugs, plus a small markup–a sea change from the indecipherable, opaque, and convoluted system of rebates, markups, and bespoke discounts that define today’s PBM system.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 4 Jan. 2024
Just a lot of shouting and crying and indecipherable tongues.
—Bishop Sand, Washington Post, 17 Feb. 2024
What results is a circular riff on classic sci-fi stories like The Terminator, but with almost every character speaking in indecipherable hisses.
—Huntley Woods and Christian Holub, EW.com, 17 Oct. 2023
Migrant families living in tents at the Floyd Bennett Field shelter have received essentials like a baby stroller through a WhatsApp group and gotten help navigating some indecipherable corner of the city bureaucracy.
—Jay Root Victor J. Blue, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2024
One tiny company had previously attempted to address the glut of broken, indecipherable Taylor machines and was duly ostracized for its efforts.
—Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 29 Aug. 2023
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“Indecipherable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/indecipherable. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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