un intelligibility

un·in·tel·li·gi·ble

[uhn-in-tel-i-juh-buhl]
adjective
not intelligible; not capable of being understood.

Origin:
1610–20; un-1 + intelligible

un·in·tel·li·gi·bil·i·ty, un·in·tel·li·gi·ble·ness, noun
un·in·tel·li·gi·bly, adverb

unintelligent, unintelligible.


incomprehensible, baffling, undecipherable.
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unintelligible (ˌʌnɪnˈtɛlɪdʒɪbəl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
not able to be understood; incomprehensible

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unintelligible
1616, "incapable of being understood," from un- (1) "not" + intelligible.
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