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LEGIBLY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does legibly mean? 

LEGIBLY (adverb)
  The adverb LEGIBLY has 1 sense:

1. in a legible mannerplay

  Familiarity information: LEGIBLY used as an adverb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


LEGIBLY (adverb)


Sense 1

Meaning:

In a legible manner

Synonyms:

decipherably; legibly; readably

Context example:

you must write legibly

Antonym:

illegibly (in an illegible manner)

Pertainym:

legible ((of handwriting, print, etc.) capable of being read or deciphered)


 Context examples 


He had his death-warrant written legibly upon his face.

(The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde, by Robert Louis Stevenson)

By hand pressures, after that, he answered our questions, and when he wished to speak he scrawled his thoughts with his left hand, quite legibly, on a sheet of paper.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)



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