Both Uses of
intelligible
in
The Crucible
- Mary utters something unintelligible, staring at Abigail, who keeps watching the "bird" above.†
p. 117.4 *unintelligible = not capable of being understoodstandard prefix: The prefix "un-" in unintelligible means not and reverses the meaning of intelligible. This is the same pattern you see in words like unhappy, unknown, and unlucky.
- Mary utters again unintelligibly.†
p. 117.5unintelligibly = in a manner that is not capable of being understoodstandard prefix: The prefix "un-" in unintelligibly means not and reverses the meaning of intelligibly. This is the same pattern you see in words like unhappy, unknown, and unlucky.
Definition:
capable of being understood