different between unintelligible vs puzzling

unintelligible

English

Etymology

un- +? intelligible.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /??n?n?t?l?d??b?l/

Adjective

unintelligible (comparative more unintelligible, superlative most unintelligible)

  1. Not intelligible; unable to be understood.
    • 1697, John Locke, Letter to the Bishop of Worcester (second reply):
      And indeed, my lord, there are so many passages in your writing in this controversy with me, which for their construction, as well as otherwise, are so unintelligible to me, that if I should be so unmannerly as to measure your understanding by mine, I should not know what to think of them.

Synonyms

  • inscrutable, unexplainable; See also Thesaurus:incomprehensible

Antonyms

  • intelligible; See also Thesaurus:comprehensible

Translations

See also

  • incomprehensible
  • unfathomable
  • fathomless

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puzzling

English

Verb

puzzling

  1. present participle of puzzle

Adjective

puzzling (comparative more puzzling, superlative most puzzling)

  1. Difficult to understand or explain; enigmatic or confusing; perplexing.

Translations

Noun

puzzling (plural puzzlings)

  1. Time spent pondering something confusing.

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