Illegible vs. Unintelligible — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Illegible and Unintelligible
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Illegible
Not clear enough to be read
His handwriting is totally illegible
Unintelligible
Difficult or impossible to understand or comprehend; incomprehensible
Unintelligible remarks.
An unintelligible prose passage.
Illegible
Not legible or decipherable.
Unintelligible
Not intelligible; unable to be understood.
Illegible
Not clear enough to be read; unreadable; not legible or decipherable.
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Unintelligible
Poorly articulated or enunciated, or drowned by noise;
Unintelligible speech
Illegible
Incapable of being read; not legible; as, illegible handwriting; an illegible inscription.
Unintelligible
Not clearly understood or expressed
Illegible
(of handwriting, print, etc.) not legible;
Illegible handwriting
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