Synonyms for illegibly


Grammar : Adv
Spell : ih-lej-uh-buh l
Phonetic Transcription : ɪˈlɛdʒ ə bəl


Définition of illegibly

Origin :
  • 1630s, from assimilated form of in- (1) "not, opposite of" + legible. Related: Illegibly; illegibility.
  • adv faintly
Example sentences :
  • He glared pointedly at the number which was streaked, illegibly, with mud.
  • Extract from : « "Persons Unknown" » by Virginia Tracy
  • Besides, most of the names were scrawled so illegibly, that some deceit was evidently intended.
  • Extract from : « The Thirty Years War, Complete » by Friedrich Schiller
  • What facts there are are rather like Mrs. Ellicott's handwriting—vague and crossed and illegibly hard to read.
  • Extract from : « Young People's Pride » by Stephen Vincent Benet
  • These grievances, and much more, illegibly scrawled on foreign paper, with a quill pen.
  • Extract from : « Mount Music » by E. Oe. Somerville and Martin Ross
  • Practice in misapplying all that you have learned, with a view to writing as illegibly and slowly as possible.
  • Extract from : « Silver Links » by Various

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