uninterpretable
adjective
un·in·ter·pret·able
ˌən-in-ˈtər-prə-tə-bəl 
-pə-tə-
: incapable of being interpreted or explained : not interpretable
an uninterpretable silence/gesture
uninterpretable data
Examples of uninterpretable in a Sentence
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However, the craft only operated for 20 seconds before falling silent, sending back just one uninterpretable image.
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Korey Haynes, Discover Magazine, 20 Nov. 2018
So, in my view, the results of this study are uninterpretable, and this paper should never have been published.
—Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 10 May 2017
Several would say only that, at this point, the REDUCE-IT results are basically uninterpretable.
—Jacob Stern, The Atlantic, 5 Aug. 2022
My vision blurred and uninterpretable inkblots encroached at the edges.
—Paul Di Filippo, Washington Post, 4 July 2022
The performance of galantamine over decades is far superior to the uninterpretable data package upon which the FDA relied in approving Aduhelm.
—Sam Gandy, STAT, 17 June 2021
The raw data itself has misaligned rows and columns, and uninterpretable entries in incorrect fields.
—Lauryn Schroeder, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Aug. 2020
If Chicago’s experience holds true at the other hospitals participating in Gilead’s study, there will be little or no difference in patient improvement between the two remdesivir arms, making the comparison uninterpretable.
—Matthew Herper, STAT, 27 Apr. 2020
During his infamously contentious confirmation hearings as a Supreme Court nominee in 1987, then-judge Robert Bork said the meaning of the Ninth Amendment was too uncertain for judges to enforce, famously comparing it to an uninterpretable inkblot.
—James T. Knight Ii, National Review, 20 Nov. 2019
Korey Haynes, Discover Magazine, 20 Nov. 2018
So, in my view, the results of this study are uninterpretable, and this paper should never have been published.
—Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 10 May 2017
Several would say only that, at this point, the REDUCE-IT results are basically uninterpretable.
—Jacob Stern, The Atlantic, 5 Aug. 2022
My vision blurred and uninterpretable inkblots encroached at the edges.
—Paul Di Filippo, Washington Post, 4 July 2022
The performance of galantamine over decades is far superior to the uninterpretable data package upon which the FDA relied in approving Aduhelm.
—Sam Gandy, STAT, 17 June 2021
The raw data itself has misaligned rows and columns, and uninterpretable entries in incorrect fields.
—Lauryn Schroeder, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Aug. 2020
If Chicago’s experience holds true at the other hospitals participating in Gilead’s study, there will be little or no difference in patient improvement between the two remdesivir arms, making the comparison uninterpretable.
—Matthew Herper, STAT, 27 Apr. 2020
During his infamously contentious confirmation hearings as a Supreme Court nominee in 1987, then-judge Robert Bork said the meaning of the Ninth Amendment was too uncertain for judges to enforce, famously comparing it to an uninterpretable inkblot.
—James T. Knight Ii, National Review, 20 Nov. 2019
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Word History
First Known Use
1625, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near uninterpretable
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“Uninterpretable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uninterpretable. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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