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legible

[ lej-uh-buhl ]

adjective

  1. capable of being read or deciphered, especially with ease, as writing or printing; easily readable.
  2. capable of being discerned or distinguished:

    Anger was legible in his looks and behavior.



legible

/ ˈɛəə /

adjective

  1. (of handwriting, print, etc) able to be read or deciphered
  2. able to be discovered; discernible
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Derived Forms

  • ˌ𲵾ˈٲ, noun
  • ˈ𲵾, adverb
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ·· adverb
  • ܲ··· adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of legible1

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English, from Latin legibilis; equivalent to leg(ere) “to read” + -ibilis -ible
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of legible1

C14: from Late Latin legibilis, from Latin legere to read
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Sometimes a painted street number, barely legible on the curb, sometimes not even that.

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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.

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“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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Sky said it believed the presentation of the ad was clear, legible and immediately visible.

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If Cohen seems a little nuts now, it's a legible reaction to having spent years in an alternative reality created inside Trump's orbit.

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