intelligible

«intelligible» in Mova's school dictionary: Clear enough to be understood: an intelligible answer… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (intelligible; intelligibly adv.)

meaning for a pupil

Clear enough to be understood: an intelligible answer, intelligible speech. tree →

sense in the lessons

In formal and exam language: «make your writing intelligible», «the message was barely intelligible». In science and technology: a radio signal that is intelligible. It tells the reader whether something can be understood.

examples

• His handwriting was hardly intelligible. tree →
• Speak slowly so your speech is intelligible. tree →
• The radio message was crackly but intelligible. tree →
• The teacher made the hard idea intelligible to everyone. tree →
• After the storm the phone line was barely intelligible. tree →
• Write your answer in clear, intelligible sentences. tree →
• But at last he did say something intelligible, and this is what he said. tree →

note

Formal word. Opposite: unintelligible. Trap: «intelligible» means understandable, not clever; a clever person is «intelligent».

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «intelligible» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.