intelligible
adjective
in·tel·li·gi·ble
in-ˈte-lə-jə-bəl 
1
: capable of being understood or comprehended
jargon intelligible only to the initiated
2
: apprehensible by the intellect only
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Examples of intelligible in a Sentence
the ability to make complex concepts intelligible to the average reader
Very little of the recording was intelligible.
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Even with a translator, though, the document – with its lofty references to the Biblical creation of the world and papal authority – would hardly be intelligible to people unfamiliar with the Spaniards’ religion.
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Diego Javier Luis, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2024
The general standard, by the way, for the last century or so has been a good delegation must satisfy an intelligible principle to guide the agency's exercise of authority.
—Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2024
Unlike Newsom’s veto of the gas stove bill, the reasoning here is at least intelligible.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024
Further, unlike his predecessors, whose jargon-laden speeches were intelligible only to party insiders, Xi has used his appearances to speak to the people, tapping into popular nationalism and presenting his reforms as the key to China’s rise.
—Peter Martin, Foreign Affairs, 3 June 2014
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Diego Javier Luis, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2024
The general standard, by the way, for the last century or so has been a good delegation must satisfy an intelligible principle to guide the agency's exercise of authority.
—Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2024
Unlike Newsom’s veto of the gas stove bill, the reasoning here is at least intelligible.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024
Further, unlike his predecessors, whose jargon-laden speeches were intelligible only to party insiders, Xi has used his appearances to speak to the people, tapping into popular nationalism and presenting his reforms as the key to China’s rise.
—Peter Martin, Foreign Affairs, 3 June 2014
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“Intelligible.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intelligible. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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