legibly

American  

[lej-uh-blee] / ˈlɛdʒ ə bli /

adverb

1. in a way that is capable of being easily read, deciphered, or discerned.

   The reason your printer isn’t printing legibly is that it’s low on toner.

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Etymology

Origin of legibly

legibl(e) ( def. ) + -ly

Example Sentences

Why persist with handwritten business documents when a well-built writing machine could do everything faster and more legibly?

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 15, 2025

So I just have to say it as legibly and coherently as I can.

From BBC • Dec. 25, 2023

As a boy, her oldest son had struggled with learning to write legibly.

From Washington Post • Oct. 31, 2022

Adès is by no means an avant-gardist, and this work, for all its sophistication, is entirely approachable — legibly fun, vivid and, by the end, glorious.

From New York Times • Apr. 29, 2022

Her mother hands me a pen from her purse, and I write on the scrap of paper as legibly as I can.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman