legible

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

From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026

The figures’ gestures and facial expressions are instantly legible.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 29, 2025

Though the paper was wet, both letters were still legible, so Ms Brown began tracking down the soldiers' families in order to pass them on.

From BBC • Oct. 29, 2025

The printed, V-shaped tarp is easily legible to drivers traveling to and from a Joshua Tree National Park visitors center.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2025

When the final bulb pops alight, and the smoke and sparks dissipate, it is finally legible, this elaborate incandescent sign.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern