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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Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 15 May 2025
Some very efficient exhibition design makes this secret taxonomy at the very least legible — with translations from her notebook in the wall text and magnifying glasses on hand for your scrutiny of the illustrations.
—Walker Mimms, New York Times, 15 May 2025
The Google Pixel 9 fares better outdoors and the screen is more legible than Pixel 9a’s display, which isn’t the best in direct sunlight.
—Prakhar Khanna, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
Post Malone, who closed out the festival Sunday night, has a more legible personality, but songs that are just as anonymous and perhaps even more inane.
—Paul A. Thompson, Pitchfork, 14 Apr. 2025
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“Legible.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/legible. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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