intelligible
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Michael Auslin terms Coolidge’s interpretation “more intelligible and congenial to ordinary Americans than the abstract musings of scholars.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
It forces Artie to reconsider what he thought he knew about Evie and makes other relationships more intelligible.
From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026
Within months, Sarah lost the use of her hands, then "all intelligible speech".
From BBC • Aug. 20, 2025
That’s a prescient thought, given the only intelligible question one can muster once they see Gaga’s 25-foot dress for the opening act is, “How?”
From Salon • Apr. 16, 2025
This reproach of my dependence had become a vague sing-song in my ear: very painful and crushing, but only half intelligible.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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