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Intelligibly

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in·tel·li·gi·ble  (n-tl-j-bl)
adj.
1. Capable of being understood: an intelligible set of directions.
2. Capable of being apprehended by the intellect alone.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin intellegibilis, intelligibilis, from intellegere, to perceive; see intelligent.]
in·telli·gi·bili·ty, in·telli·gi·ble·ness n.
in·telli·gi·bly adv.
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Adv.1.Intelligiblyintelligibly - in an intelligible manner; "the foreigner spoke to us quite intelligibly"
understandably, clearly
unintelligibly, ununderstandably - in an unintelligible manner; "the foreigners spoke unintelligibly"
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