LEGIBLE


Meaning of LEGIBLE in English

ˈlejəbəl adjective

Etymology: Middle English legibille, from Late Latin legibilis, from Latin legere to read + -ibilis -able — more at legend

1. : capable of being read or deciphered : distinct to the eye : plain

a handsome, supremely legible type — Bruce Bliven b.1916

small but legible gold watches — New Yorker

a used stamp … with a light but legible cancellation — H.M.Ellis

2. : capable of being discovered or understood by apparent marks or indications

murder sweltered in his heart and was legible upon his face — Thomas Wolfe

• leg·i·bly -blē, -li adverb

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