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Antonyms for legible


Grammar : Adj
Spell : lej-uh-buh l
Phonetic Transcription : ˈlɛdʒ ə bəl



Definition of legible

Origin :
  • late 14c., from Late Latin legibilis "that can be read," from Latin legere "to read" (see lecture (n.)). Related: Legibly.
  • adj easy to read
Example sentences :
  • He accomplished a legible Borroughs & Wellcome after many trials.
  • Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White
  • It was his "press" handwriting, plain, rapid, and as legible as print.
  • Extract from : « The Slave Of The Lamp » by Henry Seton Merriman
  • I know not if these lines be legible, nor if I have crossed or recrossed them.
  • Extract from : « Maurice Tiernay Soldier of Fortune » by Charles James Lever
  • There is no great skill in reading, where the print is legible.
  • Extract from : « Confessions Of Con Cregan » by Charles James Lever
  • Poverty and famine were legible in every garment, and on every feature.
  • Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, Number 360, October 1845 » by Various
  • This ornamental niche has beneath it, on a tablet, the words as at present legible.
  • Extract from : « Byeways in Palestine » by James Finn
  • Therefore, every effort should be made to make and keep it legible.
  • Extract from : « The Etiquette of To-day » by Edith B. Ordway
  • A brand was faint and not legible, and they put their own iron over it.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Outlaw » by Emerson Hough
  • In her expression pride, anxiety, and sadness were all legible.
  • Extract from : « Columba » by Prosper Merimee
  • The whole pictograph is 3-1/2 feet square, and legible in all its parts.
  • Extract from : « Archeological Expedition to Arizona in 1895 » by Jesse Walter Fewkes

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