decipherable

English

Etymology

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.

Derived terms

• decipherably

 

Translations

that can be deciphered

• Esperanto: deĉifrebla
• French: déchiffrable (fr)
• Italian: decifrabile (it)
• Manx: so-lhaih, yn-lhaih
• Romanian: descifrabil (ro) m or n