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semilegible

semilegible adjective: partly legible.

Adjective

semilegible (not comparable)

  1. Partly legible.
    • In other instances second looks reveal unexpected excisions or additions to the posters or a semilegible word cut out of painted paper.2009 May 22, The New York Times, “Art in Review”, in New York Times

Origin of semilegible

From semi- + legible.

Questions about semilegible

What does semilegible mean?
Semilegible means partly legible.
What part of speech is semilegible?
Semilegible is an adjective.

Words near semilegible in the dictionary

  1. semilattices
  2. semileafless
  3. semilegal
  4. semilegally
  5. semilegendary
  6. semilegible
  7. semilegislative
  8. semilegitimacy
  9. semilegitimate
  10. semilegitimately
  11. semilength

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