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Legible vs Semilegible - What's the difference?

legible | semilegible |

As adjectives the difference between legible and semilegible

is that legible is being clear enough to be read, readable, particularly for handwriting while semilegible is partly legible.

legible

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Being clear enough to be read, readable, particularly for handwriting.

    • Antonyms

    * illegible * unreadable

    Synonyms

    * clean * clear * decipherable * fair * readable

    Related terms

    * legibility * legibly * intelligible

    semilegible

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Partly legible.
  • *{{quote-news, year=2009, date=May 22, author=The New York Times, title=Art in Review, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=In other instances second looks reveal unexpected excisions or additions to the posters or a semilegible word cut out of painted paper. }}