intelligible
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He added: "Her conclusions are rational and supported by proper, adequate and intelligible reasons."
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026
Also, the inventive, nonliteral staging by director Zack Winokur, choreographer Pam Tanowitz, co-set designers Mimi Lien and Jack Forman and lighting designer John Torres is astonishing to look at but not always intelligible.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 22, 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
The casting of deaf and hearing actors — one to embody and emotionalize a character, the other to sing, speak and jam — fails to harmonize into a resonant or even intelligible interpretation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2024
Then his answer was delivered, muffled but intelligible, into the warmth of Boo Boo’s neck.
From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger
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