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Hieroglyphic (Noun)

A writing system using picture symbols; used in ancient Egypt.

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.

Writing that resembles hieroglyphics (usually by being illegible).

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.

The doctor's handwriting was so bad it looked like hieroglyphics, making it impossible for the nurse to decipher the prescription.
Her grandmother's old recipe book was filled with hieroglyphics that only she could understand.
The child's drawing of a house resembled hieroglyphics more than a coherent picture.
After a few too many drinks, his signature on the receipt looked like hieroglyphics.
The professor's notes on the blackboard were a jumbled mess of hieroglyphics that left the students confused.