un·read·a·ble

[uhn-ree-duh-buhl]
adjective
1.
not readable; undecipherable; scribbled: His scrawl was almost unreadable.
2.
not interesting to read; dull; tedious; an unreadable treatise.
3.
extraordinarily difficult to read or comprehend; obscure; incomprehensible: an unreadable dream; an unreadable expression.

Origin:
1795–1805; un-1 + readable

un·read·a·bil·i·ty, un·read·a·ble·ness, noun
un·read·a·bly, adverb

illegible, illiterate, unreadable.
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unreadable (ʌnˈriːdəbəl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
1.  illegible; undecipherable
2.  difficult or tedious to read
 
unreada'bility
 
n
 
un'readableness
 
n
 
un'readably
 
adv

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Example sentences
Collar tags can break or become unreadable and tattooing can become illegible.
Unreadable or illegible applications will be denied.
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  normally the text would be unreadable.
Never use cylinders with missing or unreadable labels.
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