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
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indecipherable (ˌɪndɪˈsaɪfərəbəl, -frəbəl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
not decipherable; illegible
 
indeciphera'bility
 
n
 
inde'cipherableness
 
n
 
inde'cipherably
 
adv

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00:10
Indecipherable has a plethora of syllables.
So is sesquipedalianism. Does it mean:
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)
given to using long words.
Example sentences
On their skins are scrawled indecipherable messages in a beautiful hieroglyphic
  script.
The serial number on the firearm had been drilled out, rendering it
  indecipherable.
Some were good, some were bad, many were indecipherable.
Such indecipherable labeling certainly violates the spirit, if not the letter,
  of the regulations that require those warnings.
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