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decipherable

UK[dɪˈsaɪfəɹəbəɫ]

decipherable adjective: that can be deciphered, understood or comprehended.

Adjective

decipherable (comparative more decipherable, superlative most decipherable)

  1. that can be deciphered, understood or comprehended
    • The milk tank wagons are owned by the various dairy companies whose names they carry on small plates barely decipherable beneath the grime.1959 March, R. C. Riley, “Home with the Milk”, in Trains Illustrated, page 155

Antonyms of decipherable

Forms of decipherable

comparativemore decipherable
superlativemost decipherable

Origin of decipherable

From decipher + -able.

Words formed from decipherable

Questions about decipherable

What does decipherable mean?
Decipherable means that can be deciphered, understood or comprehended.
What part of speech is decipherable?
Decipherable is an adjective.
How do you pronounce decipherable?
Decipherable is pronounced [dɪˈsaɪfəɹəbəɫ] (UK).

Words near decipherable in the dictionary

  1. decinine
  2. decinormal
  3. decipher
  4. decipherabilities
  5. decipherability
  6. decipherable
  7. decipherably
  8. decipheration
  9. decipherations
  10. deciphered
  11. decipherer

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