Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Not legible or decipherable; illegible.
- adjective Unsuitable for or not worth reading.
- adjective Not interesting; dull.
- adjective Incomprehensible; opaque.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Not readable.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective That cannot be read or is not easy to read.
- adjective Not sufficiently interesting to be worth reading.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective not easily deciphered
Etymologies
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Examples
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She rolled toward him, her expression unreadable as she stared at him for several heartbeats and then finally shook her head.
Dragon Warrior Janet Chapman 2010
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She rolled toward him, her expression unreadable as she stared at him for several heartbeats and then finally shook her head.
Dragon Warrior Janet Chapman 2010
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She rolled toward him, her expression unreadable as she stared at him for several heartbeats and then finally shook her head.
Dragon Warrior Janet Chapman 2010
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She rolled toward him, her expression unreadable as she stared at him for several heartbeats and then finally shook her head.
Dragon Warrior Janet Chapman 2010
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He sat at the opposite side of the table from Nero, his expression unreadable due to the fact that his face was concealed by a smooth oval mask of flawless black glass.
The Overload Protocol Mark Walden 2009
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He sat at the opposite side of the table from Nero, his expression unreadable due to the fact that his face was concealed by a smooth oval mask of flawless black glass.
The Overload Protocol Mark Walden 2009
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There's no contrast between the font color and the background, making the title unreadable on a shelf.
Neth Space Neth 2007
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“I know you did,” Lucien said, his expression unreadable, his exhaustion-etched face still.
Etched in Bone Adrian Phoenix 2011
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“I know you did,” Lucien said, his expression unreadable, his exhaustion-etched face still.
Etched in Bone Adrian Phoenix 2011
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“I know you did,” Lucien said, his expression unreadable, his exhaustion-etched face still.
Etched in Bone Adrian Phoenix 2011
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