Skimmable
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Capable of, or (especially) optimized for, being skimmed (read through quickly).
"Nearly all documentation of business processes should be skimmable, with the summaries clearly differentiated from the detailed expositions."
- 2 Worthy only of being skimmed rather than closely read; that is, not worthy of close reading.
"Though it’s a short book, “The Downhill Lie” becomes skimmable at such moments."
Synonyms
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More examples"Nearly all documentation of business processes should be skimmable, with the summaries clearly differentiated from the detailed expositions."
Etymology
From skim + -able.