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Definition of legible
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
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Examples of legible in a Sentence
The document is not legible.
an anxious mood that was clearly legible upon her face
Recent Examples of legible from the Web
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His upbringing in Hallencourt mark his perspective as unimpeachably authentic, and the years of education in the corridors of France’s elite institutions makes him legible to the elite.
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Toward the end of her life, much of the girl's once-neat handwriting was barely legible.
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Here, the more legible parts confer ceremonial dignity on the undignified rite of the blind-ish date, but the sequences don’t accrete into anything much.
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However, the copies were from a microfiche record, and the letters that were enclosed with her record are barely legible.
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Maybe that’s what all storytelling is meant to do: reassure its audience that a legible causality shapes our world and our lives.
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The ink is black, the letters cursive, the handwriting hurried and tiny, but legible.
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Rose, his wife, is the instrument by which Troy’s salvation and damnation are made legible, and Viola Davis gives a staggering performance.
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The numerals are highly legible and the date window is neatly tucked up at 6 o’clock.
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Origin and Etymology of legible
Middle English, from Late Latin legibilis, from Latin legere to read
LEGIBLE Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of legible for English Language Learners
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: capable of being read : clear enough to be read
LEGIBLE Defined for Kids
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playDefinition of legible for Students
: clear enough to be read legible writing
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