Intelligible and Scrutable

Intelligible

Intelligible adjective - Capable of being understood.
Usage example: speculation on the odds that a communication from a far-off planet would be intelligible

Scrutable and intelligible are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Scrutable" instead an adjective "Intelligible".

Scrutable

Scrutable adjective - Capable of being understood.
Usage example: she thinks that she's a sly and subtle schemer, but her machinations and motives are all too scrutable to those of us who know her
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Intelligible and scrutable are semantically related. You can use "Intelligible" instead an adjective "Scrutable".
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