as in understandable
capable of being understood
an anxious mood that was clearly legible upon her face
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Recent Examples of legible
Her anger and resentment were legible in a general way; any woman in her situation would be angry and resentful.
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Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 3 July 2024
For example, clinical notes are now legible and easy to retrieve but often bloated with unnecessary, duplicative, and, at times, unintelligible content.
—Spencer Dorn, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
Her constant baiting throughout the night—calling Trump a disgrace and needling him about the size of his rallies—successfully lured Trump into long tangents that are legible only to those steeped in an extended universe of right-wing viral grievance.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 11 Sep. 2024
In both cases, the candidates’ ubiquitous internet presence spoke to their wider ability to capture young people’s attention and energy, even when the memes themselves were barely legible to the average voter.
—Rebecca Jennings, Vox, 23 July 2024
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Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 3 July 2024
For example, clinical notes are now legible and easy to retrieve but often bloated with unnecessary, duplicative, and, at times, unintelligible content.
—Spencer Dorn, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
Her constant baiting throughout the night—calling Trump a disgrace and needling him about the size of his rallies—successfully lured Trump into long tangents that are legible only to those steeped in an extended universe of right-wing viral grievance.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 11 Sep. 2024
In both cases, the candidates’ ubiquitous internet presence spoke to their wider ability to capture young people’s attention and energy, even when the memes themselves were barely legible to the average voter.
—Rebecca Jennings, Vox, 23 July 2024
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“Legible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legible. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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