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- [uhn-in-tel-i-juh-buh l]
- /ˌʌn ɪnˈtɛl ɪ dʒə bəl/
- /ʌnɪnˈtelɪʤəblɪ/
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- [uhn-in-tel-i-juh-buh l]
- /ˌʌn ɪnˈtɛl ɪ dʒə bəl/
Definitions of unintelligibly word
- adjective unintelligibly not intelligible; not capable of being understood. 1
- adverb unintelligibly in an unintelligible manner 0
- adverb unintelligibly In an unintelligible manner. 0
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Origin of unintelligibly
First appearance:
before 1610 One of the 40% oldest English words
First recorded in 1610-20; un-1 + intelligible
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Parts of speech for Unintelligibly
noun
adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
unintelligibly popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
unintelligibly usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for unintelligibly
adv unintelligibly
- aimlessly — without aim; purposeless.
- ambiguously — open to or having several possible meanings or interpretations; equivocal: an ambiguous answer.
- chaotically — completely confused or disordered: a chaotic mass of books and papers.
- drunkenly — intoxicated; drunk.
- illegibly — not legible; impossible or hard to read or decipher because of poor handwriting, faded print, etc.: This letter is completely illegible.
adverb unintelligibly
- abstrusely — In an abstruse manner. (First attested in the early 17th century.)0.
- disconnectedly — In a disconnected manner.
- discontinuously — In a discontinuous manner; not continuously.
- disjointedly — In a disjointed manner.
- frenziedly — In a frenzied manner.
Antonyms for unintelligibly
adverb unintelligibly
- coherently — logically connected; consistent: a coherent argument.
- comprehensibly — capable of being comprehended or understood; intelligible.
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