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intelligible
/ ɪnˈtɛlɪdʒəbəl /
adjective
- able to be understood; comprehensible
- philosophy
- capable of being apprehended by the mind or intellect alone
- (in metaphysical systems such as those of Plato or Kant) denoting that metaphysical realm which is accessible to the intellect as opposed to the world of mere phenomena accessible to the senses
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Derived Forms
- inˌtelligiˈbility, noun
- inˈtelligibly, adverb
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Other Words From
- in·telli·gi·ble·ness noun
- in·telli·gi·bly adverb
- half-in·telli·gi·ble adjective
- half-in·telli·gi·bly adverb
- self-in·telli·gi·ble adjective
- semi-in·telli·gi·ble adjective
- semi-in·telli·gi·bly adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of intelligible1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of intelligible1
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Example Sentences
Where there is a model that is able to coherently combine that information, generate predictions accompanied by pretty accurate depictions of the uncertainty, and say something intelligible and relatively actionable in a fairly tight time line.
The subject was a 36-year-old man the researchers refer to as “Bravo-1,” who after a serious stroke has lost his ability to form intelligible words and can only grunt or moan.
By relying on arguments and evidence intelligible to nonscientific audiences, these books sold well.
For about a century all Congress had to do was pass a law that gave agencies an “intelligible principle” to use when they filled out the details.
Notice how converting to micromorts expresses the risk in an emotionally intelligible way.
Maybe this is The Matrix (the first one that was faintly intelligible) after all.
Koon: His arms were at his side and the first words that were intelligible that I heard him audible at that time.
With time, the fierceness and the collective sweetness that underscored it grew more intelligible.
The matron expressed her entire concurrence in this intelligible simile, and the beadle went on.
These words represent nothing; they describe nothing; but a gesture makes them intelligible.
A correct appreciation of these various 'movements' of the Complaint makes the poem much more intelligible.
I wish to present what is ascertained and intelligible rather than what is ingenious and obscure.
He remained in this condition for twenty-seven hours, and during that time his speech was indistinct but intelligible.
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