cacography

/kəˈkɑgrəfi/
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Definitions of cacography
  1. noun
    poor handwriting
    synonyms: scratch, scrawl, scribble
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    types:
    chicken scratch
    cramped or illegible handwriting
    squiggle
    an illegible scrawl
    type of:
    hand, handwriting, script
    something written by hand
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