as in understandable
capable of being understood
an anxious mood that was clearly legible upon her face
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Recent Examples of legible
His exact words can’t be heard in a fan video of the encounter, but his menacing tone is legible.
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Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2025
Narratives about the virtue of the state and the necessity of the war should be clear, legible, obvious.
—Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2025
Pattinson’s performance makes this horrifying lack of remorse legible.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2025
Language that is actionable should also be, at the very least, legible.
—Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 27 Feb. 2025
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Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2025
Narratives about the virtue of the state and the necessity of the war should be clear, legible, obvious.
—Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2025
Pattinson’s performance makes this horrifying lack of remorse legible.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2025
Language that is actionable should also be, at the very least, legible.
—Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 27 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for legible
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“Legible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legible. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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