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—
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The document is not legible.
an anxious mood that was clearly legible upon her face
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JSTOR Daily, 30 Oct. 2025
The paper was wet, but the writing remained legible.
—CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
Writing in cursive with such pens is relatively fast and easy and the results are legible.
—New Atlas, 29 Oct. 2025
The Heritage Trail reframes a place once imagined in minarets and myth, now made newly legible through restoration, storytelling, and design.
—Carmen F De Terenzio, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 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 31 Oct. 2025.
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