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un·read·a·ble  (n-rd-bl)
adj.
1. Not legible or decipherable; illegible: unreadable handwriting.
2. Unsuitable for or not worth reading: unreadable prose.
3. Not interesting; dull: wholly unreadable statistics.
4. Incomprehensible; opaque: an unreadable facial expression.
un·reada·bili·ty n.
unreadable [ʌnˈriːdəbəl]
adj
1. illegible; undecipherable
2. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) difficult or tedious to read
unreadability , unreadableness n
unreadably  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.unreadableunreadable - not easily deciphered; "indecipherable handwriting"
indecipherable, undecipherable, unclear
illegible - (of handwriting, print, etc.) not legible; "illegible handwriting"
unreadable
adjective
1. turgid, heavy going, badly written, dry as dust Most computer ads used to be unreadable.
2. illegible, undecipherable, crabbed She scribbled an unreadable address on the receipt.
Translations
unreadable [ˈʌnˈriːdəbl] ADJ
1. (= turgid) [book] → imposible de leer
I found the book unreadable → el libro me resultó pesadísimo
2. (= illegible) [handwriting etc] → ilegible
3. (Comput) [data] → ilegible
4. (liter) (= impenetrable) [face, eyes] → impenetrable
unreadable
adj
writing → unleserlich; book → schwer zu lesen pred, → schwer lesbar
(Comput) data → nicht lesbar
(liter: = impenetrable) face, eyes → undurchdringlich
unreadable [ʌnˈriːdəbl] adj → illeggibile
unreadable [ʌnˈriːdəbl] adj → illeggibile


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The bulk of his work consists of long moralizing poems, prosy, prolix, often trivial, and to-day largely unreadable.
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