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indecipherable

English

Etymology

From in- +? decipherable.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?nd??sa?f???b?l/, /?nd??sa?f??b?l/, /?nd?-/

Adjective

indecipherable (comparative more indecipherable, superlative most indecipherable)

  1. Not decipherable; impossible to decode, read, understand or comprehend.
    The doctor's handwriting was indecipherable.

Synonyms

  • undecipherable
  • unreadable
  • illegible

Antonyms

  • decipherable

Translations

Further reading

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elusive

English

Etymology

From Latin elusus past participle of eludo (to parry a blow, to deceive)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /??lu?s?v/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /i?lu?s?v/
  • Homophone: illusive

Adjective

elusive (comparative more elusive, superlative most elusive)

  1. Evading capture, comprehension or remembrance.
    The elusive criminal was arrested
  2. Difficult to make precise.
    A precise definition of diarrhea is elusive (Robbin's pathology, 8th ed)
  3. Rarely seen.

Related terms

  • elude

Derived terms

  • elusively
  • elusiveness

Translations


Italian

Adjective

elusive

  1. feminine plural of elusivo

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