legibly

American  

[lej-uh-blee] / ˈlɛdʒ ə bli /

adverb

1. in a way that is capable of being easily read, deciphered, or discerned.

   The reason your printer isn’t printing legibly is that it’s low on toner.

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Etymology

Origin of legibly

legibl(e) ( def. ) + -ly

Example Sentences

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

But it illustrates the curatorial theme: Lange’s pictures require verbal commentary to be read legibly.

From New York Times • Feb. 13, 2020

With my fingers too cold to write legibly I huddled next to the fireplace, daydreaming about how several DNA chains could fold together in a pretty and hopefully scientific way.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson