unidentifiable

adjective

un·iden·ti·fi·able ˌən-ī-ˌden-tə-ˈfī-ə-bəl

-ə-ˌden-

: impossible to identify : not identifiable

an unidentifiable odor

unidentifiably

ˌən-ī-ˌden-tə-ˈfī-ə-blē

-ə-ˌden-

adverb

Examples of unidentifiable in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web While competitors featured unidentifiable cookie bits, Graeter’s went big. —

Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 3 July 2024 Most of those from the mass grave Murphy was buried in were considered unidentifiable, and they were buried as unknown soldiers at the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial. —

Kerry Breen, CBS News, 25 June 2024 New techniques for retrieving ancient DNA and proteins from otherwise unidentifiable fossils and even cave sediments are helping researchers determine which hominin species were active and when at key archaeological sites. —

Kate Wong, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2020 Members of Qaddafi's inner circle who know where the money is stashed are missing or unidentifiable. —

Yahia H. Zoubir, Foreign Affairs, 24 July 2012 See all Example Sentences for unidentifiable

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Word History

First Known Use

circa 1909, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

The first known use of unidentifiable was circa 1909

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“Unidentifiable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unidentifiable. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.

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