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Meaning of skimmable | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. Capable of, or (especially) optimized for, being skimmed (read through quickly).
  2. Worthy only of being skimmed rather than closely read; that is, not worthy of close reading.

Examples

“Nearly all documentation of business processes should be skimmable, with the summaries clearly differentiated from the detailed expositions.”
“Though it’s a short book, “The Downhill Lie” becomes skimmable at such moments.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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