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legible

adj.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˈɫɛdʒəbəɫ// UK //lˈɛdʒəbəl// leg·i·ble

adj. easy to read. You use this to describe writing or text that is clear and not messy.

adj. capable of being read with ease. Often used to describe handwriting, fonts, or printed text that is not distorted or faded.


SIMPLE

Please write your name in legible handwriting.

CONTEXTUAL

The old map was difficult to use because the ink had faded and the text was no longer legible.

Antonyms
Origin

From Late Latin legibilis (“that can be read”), from Latin legō.

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