read·a·ble

[ree-duh-buhl]
adjective
1.
easy or interesting to read.
2.
capable of being read; legible: readable handwriting.
3.
pertaining to letter mail with addresses and zip codes capable of being read by optical scanning devices.

Origin:
1560–70; read1 + -able

read·a·bly, adverb
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readable (ˈriːdəbəl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
1.  (of handwriting, etc) able to be read or deciphered; legible
2.  (of style of writing) interesting, easy, or pleasant to read
 
reada'bility
 
n
 
'readableness
 
n
 
'readably
 
adv

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His book is both highly readable and enormously worth reading.
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