unintelligibly love

Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • In an unintelligible manner; so as not to be understood.

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  • adverb In an unintelligible manner.

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  • adverb in an unintelligible manner

Etymologies

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unintelligible +‎ -ly

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Examples

  • He muttered unintelligibly and thrashed, knocking one of his blankets partially off.

    The Gauntlet Thrown Chapter Thirty Six xcpublishing 2009

  • He sniffed down the forecastle hatch, sniffed into the galley where two Chinese cooks jabbered unintelligibly to him, sniffed down the cabin companionway, sniffed down the engine-room skylight and for the first time knew gasoline and engine oil; but sniff as he would, wherever he ran, no scent did he catch of Skipper.

    CHAPTER XX 2010

  • Pumped up, elated, singing along unintelligibly through the industrial din.

    So Much Pretty Cara Hoffman 2011

  • By the time he returned outside, several unmarked police SUVs had driven onto his property, and police in flak jackets, carrying rifles and shouting unintelligibly, had exited the vehicles and were moving toward him.

    John W. Whitehead: The War on Drugs Has Become the War on the American People John W. Whitehead 2011

  • Also Andre the Giant mumbles unintelligibly throughout the picture, which is pretty much what we came for in the first place.

    Top 10 Movies Ruined by a Female Presence » Scene-Stealers 2009

  • Also, three ring-binders of writing accumulated over a dozen years towards this work, some of it outdated, misinformed, unintelligibly sketchy, some so highly polished it will have to be cracked open again in order to fuse with what is still to be written.

    Commonplace 2010

  • Gillen plays Aidan, a sweet-natured Irish guy who wanders the streets doing odd jobs door-to-door and cheerfully talking very loudly, very rapidly, and sometimes unintelligibly to total strangers – he appears to have borderline learning difficulties.

    Treacle Jr – review 2011

  • He spluttered unintelligibly, shook his head, and looked very miserable.

    THE DESCENT 2010

  • Also, three ring-binders of writing accumulated over a dozen years towards this work, some of it outdated, misinformed, unintelligibly sketchy, some so highly polished it will have to be cracked open again in order to fuse with what is still to be written.

    A Different Stripe: 2009

  • Pumped up, elated, singing along unintelligibly through the industrial din.

    So Much Pretty Cara Hoffman 2011

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