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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In the photo, Charli beams, tongue out, posing such that the sash is fully legible.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 15 Apr. 2025
Kim and Kourtney Kardashian, Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt — these people are stars, if of a sort that might not have been legible in the past.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 27 Mar. 2025
Modern British cooking has cemented itself as a fully legible category, with lore and canon, elder gods and young flamethrowers.
—Amiel Stanek, Bon Appetit Magazine, 4 Apr. 2025
Pattinson’s performance makes this horrifying lack of remorse legible.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2025
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Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 15 Apr. 2025
Kim and Kourtney Kardashian, Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt — these people are stars, if of a sort that might not have been legible in the past.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 27 Mar. 2025
Modern British cooking has cemented itself as a fully legible category, with lore and canon, elder gods and young flamethrowers.
—Amiel Stanek, Bon Appetit Magazine, 4 Apr. 2025
Pattinson’s performance makes this horrifying lack of remorse legible.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 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 4 May. 2025.
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