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.—
Thomas Wolfe
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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The fake medical prescriptions were legible, but the handwriting looked more like the output of an iPad stylus than a pen on paper.
—Lila Shroff, The Atlantic, 2 May 2026
There is a risk of turning Artie into a naif, but in her careful, close observations, his depths become increasingly legible.
—John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 2 May 2026
Still, his outlook and shtick are perhaps most legible through a distinctly Angeleno lens.
—Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 2 May 2026
This act of contrition is legible in East Asia, but slightly awkward when performed by Western actors.
—Chang Che, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2026
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Lila Shroff, The Atlantic, 2 May 2026
There is a risk of turning Artie into a naif, but in her careful, close observations, his depths become increasingly legible.
—John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 2 May 2026
Still, his outlook and shtick are perhaps most legible through a distinctly Angeleno lens.
—Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 2 May 2026
This act of contrition is legible in East Asia, but slightly awkward when performed by Western actors.
—Chang Che, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2026
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“Legible.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/legible. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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