adjective

legible

legible, readable

Her handwriting is very legible.

Her handwriting is very legible.

Please make sure the document is legible.

Please make sure the document is legible.

((sth.)) is legible (something) is clear enough to read The doctor's handwriting was not legible.

Synonyms: readable, clear; Antonyms: illegible, unreadable

From Latin 'legere' (to read) + '-ibilis' (able). Literally 'able to be read'.

If something is 'legible', you are 'able' to 'leg-' (read) it. The opposite is 'illegible'.

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