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Scrawl (Noun)

Meaning

Poor handwriting.

Classification

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.

Examples

  • Her handwriting was so bad it was just a scrawl on the page that few people could decipher.
  • After years of practice the doctor still couldn't improve her signature, which remained a messy scrawl.
  • Due to her Parkinson's disease, her handwriting had degenerated into an illegible scrawl.
  • The professor had difficulty grading the student's exam because the answers were written in an unintelligible scrawl.
  • The child's excited letter to Santa Claus was a barely legible scrawl, full of smiles and exclamation points.

Synonyms

  • Scribble
  • Scratch
  • Cacography

Hypernyms

  • Hand
  • Handwriting

Hyponyms

  • Chicken Scratch
  • Squiggle

Related Words

  • Scrawl (verb)
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