Both Uses of
intelligible
in
Unbroken - adapted for young adults
- Pillsbury shouted something unintelligible, and Louie let go of his foot just as Pillsbury whirled his turret around to face the Zero.†
p. 83.1 *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.
- Guards stalked them, yelling unintelligibly.†
p. 148.3unintelligibly = 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