unreadable

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un·read·able | \ ˌən-ˈrē-də-bəl

Definition of unreadable

: not readable: such as

a : not decipherable : illegible unreadable handwriting

b : impossible to read and understand : incomprehensible … a flawed, unreadable, misleading bill that garnered support based on propaganda and clever—but false—talking points.— Marilyn M. Singleton

c : impossible to interpret The expression on her face was unreadable.

d : not enjoyable or interesting enough to engage the reader an unreadable novel

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Examples of unreadable in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Jackson was quiet for a moment, her expression unreadable behind her mask. — Sydney Brownstone, Anchorage Daily News, 31 Jan. 2022 There’s a few golden nuggets to be mined even from the most unreadable, obscure, and self-serving of such memoirs. — Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2021 Bottles of wine in this region of wineries were covered in mud, their labels unreadable. — New York Times, 18 July 2021 In addition, some (but not all) of the app names are unreadable (black text on a black background) in the app drawer. — Sascha Segan, PCMAG, 28 Feb. 2022 Without that unique hardware identifier, the data on the drive is unreadable gobbledygook. — Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 22 Mar. 2022 Additionally, Telegram does not feature default end-to-end encryption, which renders messages unreadable by the company and outsiders, as the popular U.S.-based messaging apps Signal and WhatsApp do. — Frank Bajak And Barbara Ortutay, Anchorage Daily News, 13 Mar. 2022 Chagrin Boulevard, SOM Center Road Shortly after a patrol officer pulled over a car with an unreadable license plate around 1:30 a.m. — Thomas Jewell, cleveland, 22 Oct. 2021 And some of it (those transcripts, Jack and Neal high and babbling) is unreadable. — James Parker, The Atlantic, 11 Mar. 2022 See More

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