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in·tel·li·gi·ble
(ĭn-tĕl′ĭ-jə-bəl)adj.
1. Capable of being understood: an intelligible set of directions.
2. Capable of being apprehended by the intellect alone.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin intellegibilis, intelligibilis, from intellegere, to perceive; see intelligent.]
in·tel′li·gi·bil′i·ty, in·tel′li·gi·ble·ness n.
in·tel′li·gi·bly adv.
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Adv. | 1. | intelligibly - in an intelligible manner; "the foreigner spoke to us quite intelligibly" unintelligibly, ununderstandably - in an unintelligible manner; "the foreigners spoke unintelligibly" |
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بصورَة مفْهومَه
srozumitelně
forståeligt
érthetõen
skiljanlega
zrozumiteľne
anlaşılabilir şekilde
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intelligibly
adv → deutlich
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intelligible
(inˈtelidʒəbl) adjective (negative unintelligible) able to be understood. His answer was barely intelligible because he was speaking through a mouthful of food.
inˌtelligiˈbility nouninˈtelligibly adverb
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