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unintelligibly

adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adv

Meaning 1

In an unintelligible manner.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adverb

Meaning 2

in an unintelligible manner

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the foreigners spoke unintelligibly

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: ununderstandably

Antonyms: intelligibly

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English unintelligible Middle English -ly English -ly English unintelligibly From unintelligible + -ly.

Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: inintel·ligiblement — in an unintelligible manner
  • Finnish: käsittämättömästi — in an unintelligible manner
  • Spanish: ininteligiblemente — in an unintelligible manner