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legible
[lej-uh-buhl]
adjective
capable of being read or deciphered, especially with ease, as writing or printing; easily readable.
capable of being discerned or distinguished.
Anger was legible in his looks and behavior.
legible
/ ˈɛəə /
adjective
(of handwriting, print, etc) able to be read or deciphered
able to be discovered; discernible
Other Word Forms
- legibly adverb
- unlegible adjective
- ˌˈٲ noun
- ˈ adverb
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of legible1
Example Sentences
The printed, V-shaped tarp is easily legible to drivers traveling to and from a Joshua Tree National Park visitors center.
First, what government actually does must be made visible and legible to the American public.
Sometimes a painted street number, barely legible on the curb, sometimes not even that.
More work is needed to make the scroll fully legible to decipher its contents, but the team behind the project say the results are very promising.
“It kind of felt almost spiritual, like the way that it survived eight years and was still legible and my hair tie was still on the note,” she told the outlet.
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