legibly

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adverb

In a manner that is legible, in a manner that is readable, readably.

Opposite
UncommonScrabble 13

Meanings

adverblegibly (comparative more legibly, superlative most legibly)

comparative more legibly · superlative most legibly

  1. In a manner that is legible, in a manner that is readable, readably.

    Consignment Notes should be legibly printed in type or written in ink, with the destination station shown in block letters and the responsibility for charges clearly indicated. This will help the Railways in their efforts to assist Traders.

    1940 December, “WRITE Consignment Notes CLEARLY, PLEASE”, in Railway Magazine, page v, advertisement by the British Railways
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    To be sure, the average American can sign his name more or less legibly, and can make out the sports headlines—but how many nonelitist Americans can, without undue difficulty, read as many as a thousand consecutive words of small print, some of which may be trisyllabic?

    1980 January 20, Isaac Asimov, “A Cult of Ignorance”, in Newsweek, →ISSN, page 19

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbin a legible manner

Opposite

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Translations

Esperanto legeble
  • legeblein a legible manner
French lisiblement
  • lisiblementin a legible manner
Polish czytelnie
  • czytelniein a legible manner
Portuguese legivelmente
  • legivelmentein a legible manner
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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “legibly,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/legibly.

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