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intelligible adjective
/ɪnˈtel.ɪ.dʒɪ.bl ̩/ adj Definition
(of speech and writing) clear enough to be understood
She was so upset when she spoke that she was hardly intelligible.
Opposite: unintelligible
intelligibly adverb
/ɪnˈtel.ɪ.dʒɪ.bli/ adv intelligibility noun
/ɪnˌtel.ɪ.dʒəˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/
/-ə.t ̬i/ n [U] (Definition of intelligible adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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