il·leg·i·ble

[ih-lej-uh-buhl]
adjective
not legible; impossible or hard to read or decipher because of poor handwriting, faded print, etc.: This letter is completely illegible.

Origin:
1605–15; il-2 + legible

il·leg·i·bil·i·ty, il·leg·i·ble·ness, noun
il·leg·i·bly, adverb

illegible, illiterate, unreadable.
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illegible (ɪˈlɛdʒɪbəl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
unable to be read or deciphered
 
illegi'bility
 
n
 
il'legibleness
 
n
 
il'legibly
 
adv

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Illegible is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
Example sentences
In the morning, he found the notes illegible, the insight vanished.
The text took on a slightly hazy quality and was almost illegible at smaller font sizes.
For an illegible city is also a city without a history.
The first link is to this page, the second is totally illegible.
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