Nearby Words
Synonyms

Indecipherable

[in-di-sahy-fer-uh-buhl]

in·de·ci·pher·a·ble

[in-di-sahy-fer-uh-buhl]
adjective
1.
not decipherable; illegible.
2.
not understandable; incomprehensible.

Origin:
1795–1805; in-3 + decipherable

in·de·ci·pher·a·bil·i·ty, in·de·ci·pher·a·ble·ness, noun
in·de·ci·pher·a·bly, adverb
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source Link To Indecipherable

:10

:09

:08

:07

:06

:05

:04

:03

:02

:01

Indecipherable has a plethora of syllables.
So is cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine. Does it mean:
an obscure term ostensibly referring to a lung disease caused by silica dust, sometimes cited as one of the longest words in the English language.
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, powerful high explosive, C3H6N6O6, used chiefly in bombs and shells.
Collins
World English Dictionary
indecipherable (ˌɪndɪˈsaɪfərəbəl, -frəbəl)
 
adj
not decipherable; illegible
 
indeciphera'bility
 
n
 
inde'cipherableness
 
n
 
inde'cipherably
 
adv

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
Dictionary.com, LLC. Copyright © 2012. All rights reserved.
  • Please Login or Sign Up to use the Recent Searches feature