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in·tel·li·gi·ble

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–adjective

1.	capable of being understood; comprehensible; clear: an intelligible response.

2.	Philosophy. apprehensible by the mind only; conceptual.

[Origin: 1350–1400; ME < L intelligibilis, equiv. to intellig- (see intelligent) + -ibilis -ible

]

—Related forms

in·tel·li·gi·ble·ness, noun

in·tel·li·gi·bly, adverb

—Synonyms 1. distinct, lucid, coherent.

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in·tel·li·gi·ble Audio Help (ĭn-těl'ĭ-jə-bəl) Pronunciation Key
adj.

Capable of being understood: an intelligible set of directions.
Capable of being apprehended by the intellect alone.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin intellegibilis, intelligibilis, from intellegere, to perceive; see intelligent.]

in·tel'li·gi·bil'i·ty, in·tel'li·gi·ble·ness n., in·tel'li·gi·bly adv.

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intelligibly
adverb
in an intelligible manner; "the foreigner spoke to us quite intelligibly" [ant: unintelligibly]

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