illegible
adjective
il·leg·i·ble
(ˌ)i(l)-ˈle-jə-bəl 
: not legible : indecipherable
illegible writing
Examples of illegible in a Sentence
illegible signatures on the petition will be disregarded
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The result was a debate with little crosstalk or disruptions, a stark departure from primary debates earlier this year and debates during 2020, when crosstalk made the candidates' comments essentially illegible.
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Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 27 June 2024
Clear Choice claims Kennedy used an incorrect address on his New York petition and that many of the signatures submitted are illegible or from New Yorkers who are not registered to vote.
—Allison Novelo, CBS News, 26 June 2024
Enlarge / Infrared and X-ray scanners have deciphered more than 1,000 words of Philodemus' History of the Academy text that were previously illegible.
—Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 25 Apr. 2024
The Baltimore Sun is not responsible for late, lost, stolen, misdirected, damaged, mutilated, incomplete, returned, or illegible entries, or postage-due mail.
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 22 Feb. 2024
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Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 27 June 2024
Clear Choice claims Kennedy used an incorrect address on his New York petition and that many of the signatures submitted are illegible or from New Yorkers who are not registered to vote.
—Allison Novelo, CBS News, 26 June 2024
Enlarge / Infrared and X-ray scanners have deciphered more than 1,000 words of Philodemus' History of the Academy text that were previously illegible.
—Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 25 Apr. 2024
The Baltimore Sun is not responsible for late, lost, stolen, misdirected, damaged, mutilated, incomplete, returned, or illegible entries, or postage-due mail.
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 22 Feb. 2024
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“Illegible.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/illegible. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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illegible
adjective
il·leg·i·ble
(ˈ)il-ˈ(l)ej-ə-bəl
: impossible or very hard to read
illegible handwriting
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