The difference between Clean and Legible
When used as adjectives, clean means free of dirt or impurities or protruberances. not dirty. in an unmarked condition. allowing an uninterrupted flow over surfaces, without protrusions such as racks or landing gear. empty. having relatively few impurities, whereas legible means being clear enough to be read, readable, particularly for handwriting.
Clean is also noun with the meaning: removal of dirt.
Clean is also adverb with the meaning: fully and completely.
Clean is also verb with the meaning: to remove dirt from a place or object.
check bellow for the other definitions of Clean and Legible
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Clean as an adjective (physical):
Free of dirt or impurities or protruberances. Not dirty. In an unmarked condition. Allowing an uninterrupted flow over surfaces, without protrusions such as racks or landing gear. Empty. Having relatively few impurities.
Examples:
"Are these dishes clean?  Your room is finally clean!"
"Put a clean sheet of paper into the printer."
"The cargo hold is clean.  nowrap Mister, I want to see a clean dinner plate or there'll be no dessert for you."
"'clean steel"
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Clean as an adjective (behavioural):
Free of immorality or criminality. Pure, especially morally or religiously. Not having used drugs or alcohol. Without restrictions or penalties, or someone having such a record. Not in possession of weapons or contraband such as drugs. Devoid of profanity.
Examples:
"Our kids can watch this movie because it is clean."
"I've been clean this time for eight months."
"Unlike you, I’ve never caused any accidents — my record is still clean!"
"I’m clean, officer. You can go ahead and search me if you want."
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Clean as an adjective:
Smooth, exact, and performed well.
Examples:
"I’ll need a sharper knife to make clean cuts.  nowrap a clean leap over a fence"
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Clean as an adjective (obsolete):
Total; utter.
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Clean as an adjective (informal):
Cool or neat.
Examples:
"Wow, Dude, those are some clean shoes ya got there!"
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Clean as an adjective (health):
Being free of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).
Examples:
"I want to make sure my fiancé is clean before we are married."
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Clean as an adjective:
That does not the .
Examples:
"'clean energy;  clean coal"
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Clean as an adjective:
Free from that which is useless or injurious; without defects.
Examples:
"'clean land;  clean timber"
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Clean as an adjective:
Free from restraint or neglect; complete; entire.
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Clean as an adjective:
Well-proportioned; shapely.
Examples:
"'clean limbs"
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Clean as an adjective (climbing, of a route):
Ascended without falling.
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Clean as a noun:
Removal of dirt.
Examples:
"This place needs a clean."
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Clean as a noun (weightlifting):
The first part of the event clean and jerk in which the weight is brought from the ground to the shoulders.
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Clean as a verb (transitive):
To remove dirt from a place or object.
Examples:
"Can you clean the windows today?"
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Clean as a verb (transitive):
To tidy up, make a place neat.
Examples:
"Clean your room right now!"
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Clean as a verb (transitive, climbing):
To remove equipment from a climbing route after it was previously lead climbed.
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Clean as a verb (intransitive):
To make things clean in general.
Examples:
"She just likes to clean. That’s why I married her."
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Clean as a verb (transitive, computing):
To remove unnecessary files, etc. from (a directory, etc.).
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Clean as a verb (intransitive, curling):
To brush the ice lightly in front of a moving rock to remove any debris and ensure a correct line; less vigorous than a sweep.
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Clean as a verb (manga, _, fandom):
To purge a raw of any blemishes caused by the scanning process such as brown tinting and poor color contrast.
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Clean as a verb:
To remove guts and/or scales of a butchered animal.
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Clean as an adverb:
Fully and completely.
Examples:
"He was stabbed clean through."
"You must be clean mad."
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Legible as an adjective:
Being clear enough to be read, readable, particularly for handwriting.