legible

adjective

leg·i·ble ˈle-jə-bəl

: capable of being read or deciphered : plain

legible handwriting

: capable of being discovered or understood

murder sweltered in his heart and was legible upon his face

Thomas Wolfe

legibility

ˌle-jə-ˈbi-lə-tē

noun

legibly

ˈle-jə-blē

adverb

Example Sentences

The document is not legible. an anxious mood that was clearly legible upon her face

Recent Examples on the Web Despite the ancient creases and stains, its nine lines of flowing Latin script, translated long ago, were clearly legible.

Jo Marchant, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Nov. 2022 What about mail votes that arrive after Election Day, but before the receipt deadline, and which lack a legible postmark?

The Editorial Board, WSJ, 10 Nov. 2022 This extra thickness gives the space for the percentage figure to appear on the battery background and to be clear and legible.

David Phelan, Forbes, 10 Aug. 2022 First, as the court noted, the contract terms were barely legible, much less conspicuous.

Jack Greiner, The Enquirer, 3 May 2022 Though some still bear clear inscriptions, others have been weathered by time, the text no longer legible.

Jessie Yeung And Yoonjung Seo, CNN, 4 Oct. 2022 Where original manuscripts by older composers, such as Beethoven, can be difficult to decipher, this one is remarkably legible.

Zachary Lewis, cleveland, 27 Sep. 2022 Apple Apple's Books app offers new customization options to make text more legible.

Samuel Axon, Ars Technica, 18 May 2022 Protactile includes a set of practices to make tactile communication more legible.

Andrew Leland, The New Yorker, 12 May 2022 See More

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