as in understandable
capable of being understood
speculation on the odds that a communication from a far-off planet would be intelligible
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Recent Examples of intelligible
Someone must have reported this to the management of the Chinese Theatre at Wednesday night’s premiere, because half-way through the show the sound fell several thousand decibels to a more acceptable and intelligible level.
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Arthur Knight, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Dec. 2024
Trump’s most intelligible proposals (extend the provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, lower the corporate tax rate to 15% from 21%, and eliminate taxes on Social Security benefits) would cost some $6 trillion over 10 years, pushing the medium-term debt trajectory up another 10%.
—Bloomberg Opinion, Twin Cities, 15 Sep. 2024
The findings have led some researchers to suggest that RNA may be a molecular lingua franca that transcends traditional taxonomic boundaries and can therefore encode messages that remain intelligible across the tree of life.
—Annie Melchor, WIRED, 13 Oct. 2024
Intergenerational conversations are getting less and less intelligible, some said.
—Sakshi Venkatraman, NBC News, 10 Aug. 2024
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Arthur Knight, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Dec. 2024
Trump’s most intelligible proposals (extend the provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, lower the corporate tax rate to 15% from 21%, and eliminate taxes on Social Security benefits) would cost some $6 trillion over 10 years, pushing the medium-term debt trajectory up another 10%.
—Bloomberg Opinion, Twin Cities, 15 Sep. 2024
The findings have led some researchers to suggest that RNA may be a molecular lingua franca that transcends traditional taxonomic boundaries and can therefore encode messages that remain intelligible across the tree of life.
—Annie Melchor, WIRED, 13 Oct. 2024
Intergenerational conversations are getting less and less intelligible, some said.
—Sakshi Venkatraman, NBC News, 10 Aug. 2024
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“Intelligible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intelligible. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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