NYT Dictionary

ILLEGIBLE

/ɪˈlɛd͡ʒəbəl/
Adjectiveil-LEG-i-bleil-leg-i-ble · 4 syllablesGrade 5

Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2020, 2023, 2024

Meaning

Not clear enough to be read; unreadable; not legible or decipherable.

Etymology

Origin: Middle English

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English il- English legible English illegible From il- + legible.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

dirtyfoulindecipherablemarked-upunclearundecipherableunreadableindistinctobscure

Antonyms

NYT Puzzle Appearances

Accepted in 4 recorded puzzles:

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