unrecognizable

unrecognizable
unrecognizable 1817, from UN- (Cf. un-) (1) "not" + RECOGNIZE (Cf. recognize) + -ABLE (Cf. -able). Related: Unrecognizably.

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  • unrecognizable — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. indistinct, unclear, indistinguishable. See dimness. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. indistinct, indefinite, undefined; see uncertain 2 , vague 2 …   English dictionary for students

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