legible
adjective
leg·i·ble
ˈle-jə-bəl 
1
: capable of being read or deciphered : plain
legible handwriting
2
: capable of being discovered or understood
murder sweltered in his heart and was legible upon his face—
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Thomas WolfeExamples of legible in a Sentence
The document is not legible.
an anxious mood that was clearly legible upon her face
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But that’s not really the point of their connection, because love does not necessarily need to have a practical end or a happy ending that is legible or tangible.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 19 Mar. 2025
His exact words can’t be heard in a fan video of the encounter, but his menacing tone is legible.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2025
Each woman is a plausible, instantly legible mix of insecurities and desires, and the season is especially adept at presenting the unstable orbit of a three-body problem friendship, its members perpetually realigning into new duos to comment on the third.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 11 Feb. 2025
The net result of these subtle updates is a perpetual calendar display more intuitive, legible, and easy to use than ever before.
—Oren Hartov, Robb Report, 25 Feb. 2025
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Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 19 Mar. 2025
His exact words can’t be heard in a fan video of the encounter, but his menacing tone is legible.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2025
Each woman is a plausible, instantly legible mix of insecurities and desires, and the season is especially adept at presenting the unstable orbit of a three-body problem friendship, its members perpetually realigning into new duos to comment on the third.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 11 Feb. 2025
The net result of these subtle updates is a perpetual calendar display more intuitive, legible, and easy to use than ever before.
—Oren Hartov, Robb Report, 25 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for legible
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“Legible.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/legible. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.
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