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Term: unintelligibly

Part of Speech: Adverb

Sense 1:

In a manner that is difficult or impossible to understand or make sense of.

He was speaking so fast and loudly that he seemed to be babbling unintelligibly.

The poor audio quality made the lecturer's words come through unintelligibly.

Sense 2:

In a way that is not clear or comprehensible due to language barriers or other communication difficulties.

The tourist asked for directions, but the local replied unintelligibly in a foreign language.

Despite their best efforts, the delegates' discussion ended unintelligibly as they spoke different languages.

Part of Speech: Adjective

Sense:

Describing something that is not able to be understood or comprehended.

The ancient manuscript contained unintelligible symbols and hieroglyphs.

His handwriting was so messy that it appeared unintelligible to the others.

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