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Meanings of unintelligible in English

Spanish
ininteligible

Poorly articulated or enunciated, or drowned by noise.

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Usage of unintelligible in English
1
Father Forthill said something unintelligible and let out a groan of pain.
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2
Unfortunately he was now so shattered that his evidence was almost unintelligible.
Last and First Men
3
When spoken correctly, the language is virtually unintelligible to an English speaker.
Reuters
4
The Ulk Bog furrowed his brow and said something unintelligible, clearly unhappy.
Jarka Ruus
5
Stephen Horning's enthusiasm was evident, but the actual words were mostly unintelligible.
The Beast Within
6
He replied in the same unintelligible tone and reached for her hand.
Highways in Hiding
7
The fat medic turned and said something urgent in his unintelligible tongue.
Control Group
8
A commune of benign, unintelligible, tiny stuffed animals living in tree houses?
Wired
9
The message which had been so unintelligible to him was very simple.
The Palace of Darkened Windows
10
Her voice died in an unintelligible murmur, and the rhythmic swaying recommenced.
The Fifth Ace
11
All electrical terms are arbitrary, and necessarily unintelligible to the general reader.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 10, No. 61, November, 1862 / Magazi...
12
Unfortunately, the language in which he spake to them was wholly unintelligible.
Narrative of the Voyages Round the World, Performed by Captain J...
13
Ish could hardly understand the thick dialect, rendered more unintelligible by embarrassment.
Earth Abides
14
The two friends thought this reply as unintelligible as the preceding words.
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
15
But various parts of matter are unintelligible without division in measurable quantities.
Summa Theologica, Part I (Prima Pars) / From the Complete Americ...
16
Very curious: to the commonplace man the uncommonplace is for ever unintelligible.
Short Studies on Great Subjects
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Unintelligible through the time
Unintelligible across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common