Intelligibly
[ɪn'tɛlədʒəbli]
Definition
(adv.) in an intelligible manner; 'the foreigner spoke to us quite intelligibly'.
Checked by Anita--From WordNet
Definition
(adv.) In an intelligible manner; so as to be understood; clearly; plainly; as, to write or speak intelligibly.
Checker: Zachariah
Examples
- That I am convinced of--if only we use the will properly, intelligibly. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- In a thick crowd of sounds, but still intelligibly enough to be understood. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- It is impossible to refer intelligibly to this document without first entering into certain particulars in relation to the bride's pecuniary affairs. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Of course, she was the first to speak--intelligibly, I mean, for the emotional remarks which followed her impetuous Oh, yes! Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- So the tangled web will be most speedily and most intelligibly unrolled. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
Checker: Zachariah