readable

readable
readably, adv.
/ree"deuh beuhl/, adj.
1. easy or interesting to read.
2. capable of being read; legible: readable handwriting.
3. pertaining to letter mail with addresses and zip codes capable of being read by optical scanning devices.
[1560-70; READ1 + -ABLE]

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