legible
[lej-uh-buh l]
- capable of being read or deciphered, especially with ease, as writing or printing; easily readable.
- capable of being discerned or distinguished: Anger was legible in his looks and behavior.
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Origin of legible
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Contemporary Examples
You can have rapport, or you can have fast, legible notes, but you cannot have both.
The (So Far) Failed Promise of Electronic Medical RecordsJanuary 21, 2013
We photocopied the page this very afternoon at the DC Public Library's central branch: I'm hoping the PDF below is legible.
Historical Examples
He accomplished a legible Borroughs & Wellcome after many trials.
The Leopard WomanStewart Edward White
It was his "press" handwriting, plain, rapid, and as legible as print.
The Slave Of The LampHenry Seton Merriman
I know not if these lines be legible, nor if I have crossed or recrossed them.
Maurice Tiernay Soldier of FortuneCharles James Lever
There is no great skill in reading, where the print is legible.
Confessions Of Con CreganCharles James Lever
Poverty and famine were legible in every garment, and on every feature.
legible
- (of handwriting, print, etc) able to be read or deciphered
- able to be discovered; discernible
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Word Origin
C14: from Late Latin legibilis, from Latin legere to read
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Word Origin and History for legible
adj.
late 14c., from Late Latin legibilis "that can be read," from Latin legere "to read" (see lecture (n.)). Related: Legibly.
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