Meaning & use
Unreadable
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Difficult or impossible to read, whether because of poor handwriting, dense style, or damage.
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His handwriting was so unreadable that even he couldn't decipher his own notes.
The legal contract was written in dense, unreadable jargon.
A note on using this word
Applies to physical legibility as well as to writing that is stylistically too complex or confusing to follow.
Words with a similar meaning
illegibleimpenetrable
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Words with an opposite meaning
readablelegible
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