unintelligibly

adverb

Meaning

In a manner that cannot be understood because the speech or writing is unclear, garbled, or incoherent.

Examples

  • The singer mumbled the lyrics so unintelligibly that the audience could not follow the story of the song.
  • He scribbled his signature so unintelligibly that the bank teller could not verify his identity.

Synonyms: vaguely, mumbled, incoherently, indistinctly, inarticulately