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unintelligibly

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un·in·tel·li·gi·ble  (nn-tl-j-bl)
adj.
Being such that understanding or comprehension is difficult or impossible; incomprehensible: unintelligible remarks; an unintelligible prose passage.
unin·telli·gi·bili·ty n.
unin·telli·gi·bly adv.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adv.1.unintelligibly - in an unintelligible mannerunintelligibly - in an unintelligible manner; "the foreigners spoke unintelligibly"
ununderstandably
intelligibly, understandably, clearly - in an intelligible manner; "the foreigner spoke to us quite intelligibly"
Translations
unintelligibly [ˈʌnɪnˈtelɪdʒəblɪ] ADV → de modo ininteligible, de modo incomprensible
unintelligibly
adv → unverständlich
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