In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
READABLE
clear, decipherable, readable
(adjective) easily deciphered
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
readable (comparative more readable, superlative most readable)
(of handwriting, print, etc) legible, possible to read or at least decipher
which can be read—i.e. accessed or played—by a certain technical type of device
(of a book) enjoyable to read, of an acceptable stylistic quality or at least functionally composed
Synonyms
• (able to be read): legible
Antonyms
• unreadable
• illegible
Hyponyms
• computer-readable
• human-readable
• machine-readable
Source: Wiktionary
Read"a*ble, a.
Definition: Such as can be read; legible; fit or suitable to be read; worth reading; interesting.
– Read"a*ble*ness, n.
– Read"a*bly, adv,.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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