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scrawled

scrawl
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [skrawl]
    • /skrɔl/
    • /skrɔːl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [skrawl]
    • /skrɔl/

Definitions of scrawled word

  • verb with object scrawled to write or draw in a sprawling, awkward manner: He scrawled his name hastily across the blackboard. 1
  • verb without object scrawled to write awkwardly, carelessly, or illegibly. 1
  • noun scrawled awkward, careless, or illegible handwriting. 1
  • noun scrawled something scrawled, as a letter or a note. 1
See all 4 definitions of scrawled

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Origin of scrawled

First appearance:

before 1605
One of the 40% oldest English words
1605-15; perhaps to be identified with late Middle English scraule to sprawl, crawl (blend of sprawl and crawl1)

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Scrawled

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Scrawled

scrawled popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 57% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

scrawled usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for scrawled

adj scrawled

  • illegible — not legible; impossible or hard to read or decipher because of poor handwriting, faded print, etc.: This letter is completely illegible.
  • indecipherable — not decipherable; illegible.

adjective scrawled

  • cacographic — Displaying the properties of bad spelling or bad handwriting or both.
  • inscribed — to address or dedicate (a book, photograph, etc.) informally to a person, especially by writing a brief personal note in or on it.

verb scrawled

  • chalked — Simple past tense and past participle of chalk.
  • comped — a ticket, book, service, etc., provided free of charge to specially chosen recipients.
  • wrote — a simple past tense of write.

noun scrawled

  • handed — of, belonging to, using, or used by the hand.
  • jived — swing music or early jazz.
All 9 Synonyms of scrawled

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Related words

  • pakapoo ticket

    Australian Slang. something that is indecipherable or confusing: scrawled over like a pakapoo ticket.

  • scrabble

    to scratch or scrape, as with the claws or hands.
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