legibly
Americanadverb
Etymology
Origin of legibly
Example Sentences
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Why persist with handwritten business documents when a well-built writing machine could do everything faster and more legibly?
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 15, 2025
So I just have to say it as legibly and coherently as I can.
From BBC • Dec. 25, 2023
As a boy, her oldest son had struggled with learning to write legibly.
From Washington Post • Oct. 31, 2022
Adès is by no means an avant-gardist, and this work, for all its sophistication, is entirely approachable — legibly fun, vivid and, by the end, glorious.
From New York Times • Apr. 29, 2022
I had no idea if it could be seen clearly and legibly from the windows of the dining hall—but that was all I wanted.
From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely
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