intelligible
adjective
in·tel·li·gi·ble
in-ˈte-lə-jə-bəl 
1
: capable of being understood or comprehended
jargon intelligible only to the initiated
2
: apprehensible by the intellect only
Examples of intelligible in a Sentence
the ability to make complex concepts intelligible to the average reader
Very little of the recording was intelligible.
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Well, a University of Texas at Arlington researcher is aiming to turn barks, howls and whimpers of man’s best friend into intelligible speech — a kind of Rosetta Stone of woof.
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Miriam Fauzia, Boston Herald, 12 Oct. 2025
The first verse features a rapid-fire, barely intelligible verse from the otherwise unknown qrinceton himself.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2025
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—Book Marks
september 25, Literary Hub, 25 Sep. 2025
The story is actually intelligible this time around, but while the mecha designs look wonderful, the characters definitely needed more work.
—Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
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Miriam Fauzia, Boston Herald, 12 Oct. 2025
The first verse features a rapid-fire, barely intelligible verse from the otherwise unknown qrinceton himself.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2025
At a moment when many people’s thoughts and feelings about antisemitism are intense without necessarily being intelligible to others, and when accusations of antisemitism are tremendously forceful, Mazower’s book makes an immense contribution.
—Book Marks
september 25, Literary Hub, 25 Sep. 2025
The story is actually intelligible this time around, but while the mecha designs look wonderful, the characters definitely needed more work.
—Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
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“Intelligible.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intelligible. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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