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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The document is not legible.
an anxious mood that was clearly legible upon her face
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Moreover, the conflict between the different inhabitants of the same Italian homeland is legible as the first of a long series of Roman civil wars.
—Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
Similarly, Senate Democrats have introduced the VISIBLE Act, which would mandate that ICE and Customs and Border Protection officers wear legible identification showing their names and agency, while also restricting the use of most face coverings during operations.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
The name of Robert Bowers, who was convicted of killing 11 people at a Pittsburgh synagogue in 2018, is also legible on the side of one of the weapons.
—Casey Tolan, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2025
Perhaps those would have different capabilities compared to large language models, like being more trustworthy and legible.
—Big Think, 20 Aug. 2025
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Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
Similarly, Senate Democrats have introduced the VISIBLE Act, which would mandate that ICE and Customs and Border Protection officers wear legible identification showing their names and agency, while also restricting the use of most face coverings during operations.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
The name of Robert Bowers, who was convicted of killing 11 people at a Pittsburgh synagogue in 2018, is also legible on the side of one of the weapons.
—Casey Tolan, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2025
Perhaps those would have different capabilities compared to large language models, like being more trustworthy and legible.
—Big Think, 20 Aug. 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 10 Sep. 2025.
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