decipherable

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English decipher
Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom
Proto-Italic *-ðlom
Proto-Italic *-ðlis
Latin -bilis
Latin -ābilis
Old French -ablebor.
Middle English -able
English -able
English decipherable

    From decipher + -able.

    Pronunciation

    • (UK) IPA(key): [dɪˈsaɪfəɹəbəɫ]

    Adjective

    decipherable (comparative more decipherable, superlative most decipherable)

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

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