indecipherable

[US]/ˌɪndɪˈsaɪfrəbl/
[UK]/ˌɪndɪˈsaɪfrəbl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. impossible to understand or interpret, difficult to distinguish.

Example Sentences

indecipherable handwriting; an indecipherable message.

His handwriting was indecipherable.

The ancient script on the tablet was indecipherable.

The encryption on the file was indecipherable without the key.

The doctor's handwriting was so indecipherable that the pharmacist couldn't read it.

The message was written in an indecipherable code.

The symbols on the ancient artifact were indecipherable to modern scholars.

The map was so old and worn that some of the directions were indecipherable.

The professor's handwriting on the board was indecipherable from the back of the classroom.

The ancient manuscript was indecipherable until a breakthrough in translation technology.

The code in the book was indecipherable without the corresponding key.

Real-world Examples

He's kind of the indecipherable, confused cop.

Source: New York Times

Hi, sheldon. Hi, stephanie. I'm sorry I'm late, But your companion left the most indecipherable invitation.

Source: The Big Bang Theory Season 2

As the sound reverberated around those ancient stone walls, it was indecipherable by the time it got to my ears.

Source: VOA Standard Speed Compilation June 2016

He pulls back to find Henry's face indecipherable.

Source: Red White & Royal Blue

Any doctor here will tell you, indecipherable hieroglyphics may actually be a career booster.

Source: Complete English Speech Collection

But the exact nature of these spells isn't fully understood — many of the inscriptions on swords, axes, and spears are indecipherable.

Source: Bilingual Edition of TED-Ed Selected Speeches

Some of the early papers that I wrote were—would be indecipherable now in terms of the difficulty of their mathematics to me.

Source: What it takes: Celebrity Interviews

To her left, her campaign laptop is open to an indecipherable page of data and bar graphs.

Source: Red White & Royal Blue

But the exact nature of these spells isn’t fully understood— many of the inscriptions on swords, axes, and spears are indecipherable.

Source: TED-Ed (video version)

Hassan, of course, was oblivious to this. To him, the words on the page were a scramble of codes, indecipherable, mysterious. Words were secret doorways and I held all the keys.

Source: The Kite Runner

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