legible

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Its opening sequence is both graceful and conspicuous; its exposition is entirely legible, yet so very charming that its plainness doesn’t matter one bit.

From Salon • Feb. 28, 2026

A "for sale" sign is barely legible at the top, its letters faded by sun and salt air.

From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026

Yet the legible parts of a signature on the large hanging scroll named a 15th-century Chinese court painter, Xu Gui.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 12, 2025

"It shook the conscience of this court as not even a word or a letter was legible," he wrote in the order.

From BBC • Sep. 30, 2025

She reached into her pocket, pulled out the paper, and busily straightened it until it was legible to her.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith