practically unintelligible
Frequency: 6.08.9 per million words
Means something is so difficult to understand that it might as well be impossible.
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Examples (10)
- His hasty handwriting was practically unintelligible to anyone but himself.
- The poor audio quality made the interview practically unintelligible.
- He mumbled so quietly that his response was practically unintelligible.
- The faded ink rendered the old letter practically unintelligible.
- Due to the static, the radio transmission was practically unintelligible.
- Her speech was slurred and practically unintelligible after the medication.
- This technical manual is practically unintelligible to the average user.
- The heavy rain made the announcer's voice practically unintelligible.
- Without a key, the coded message remained practically unintelligible.
- The local dialect is practically unintelligible to visitors from the city.