readable

adj
/ˈɹiː.də.bəl/

Etymology

From read + -able.

  1. derived from *Hreh₁dʰ-
  2. inherited from *rēdaną
  3. inherited from *rādan
  4. inherited from rǣdan
  5. inherited from reden
  6. suffixed as readable — “read + able

Definitions

  1. Legible, possible to read or at least decipher.

    • If that sign were still readable we'd know where we are!
  2. Which can be read—i.e. accessed or played—by a certain technical type of device.

    • No sale, those aren't readable with my DVD-player!
  3. Enjoyable to read, of an acceptable stylistic quality or at least functionally composed.

    • These assembly instructions aren't readable, I still don't have a clue how to start!

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for readable. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA