: able to be understood
an intelligible plan
the ability to make complex concepts intelligible to the average reader
especially
: clear enough to be heard, read, etc.
His diaries include passages that are barely intelligible. [=almost impossible to read]
Very little of the recording was intelligible.
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“Intelligible.” Merriam-Webster.com Simple Definition, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/simple/intelligible. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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