Cacography (Noun)
Meaning
Poor handwriting.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The doctor's prescription was written in such a cacography that the pharmacist had to guess the medication.
- Her cacography made it difficult for her teachers to read her assignments.
- The artist's creative genius was overshadowed by her infamous cacography, which made her sketches almost illegible.
- After years of neglecting penmanship, the student's handwriting had devolved into a near-total cacography.
- The famous scientist's groundbreaking research was hindered by his cacography, which made it hard for colleagues to decipher his notes.