comprehensible
adjective/ˌkɑmprɪˈhɛnsɪbəl/
Frequency rank: #16,938 most common English word
Meaning
Able to be understood; clear enough to grasp.
Example sentence
The teacher explained the difficult concept in comprehensible terms so that every student could understand it.
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