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Scrawled

To write something hastily or illegibly.

📖 Definitions of "Scrawled"

verb
  1. 1

    To write something hastily or illegibly.

  2. 2

    To write in an irregular or illegible manner.

  3. 3

    To write unskilfully and inelegantly.

verb
  1. 1

    To creep; crawl; (by extension) to swarm with crawling things

adjective
  1. 1

    Having been written in a rapid and sloppy manner.

    "The doctor's scrawled signature was almost unreadable."

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WordDefinition
writtenHaving been written.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Scrawled"

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WordDefinition
writtenHaving been written.
rushedverbDone in haste; done quickly or hastily.
slack-handednounCareless and inactive; lacking focus or initiative.
roughdrawnDrawn or delineated rapidly and by way of a first sketch.
quick-and-dirtynoun(idiomatic) Done or constructed in a hasty, approximate, temporarily adequate manner, but not exact, fully formed, or reliable for a long period of time.
otioseHaving no reason for being (raison d’être); having no point, reason, or purpose.
half-assed(slang, somewhat vulgar) Poorly or incompetently done; desultory.
quick-handedDone quickly and efficiently.
drive-bynounOf a crime, etc.: carried out from a moving vehicle.
fast-handedWith hands that move very quickly.
extemporaneousWith inadequate preparation or without advance thought; offhand.
slanglyUsing slang.
affabrous(rare, poetic) Executed in a workmanlike manner; ingeniously made.
helter-skelternounIn confused, disorderly haste.
backhandedInsincere, sarcastic, ironic, or self-contradictory.
inartfulAwkwardly expressed but not necessarily untrue; ill-phrased; inexpedient
perfunctoryPerformed in a careless or indifferent manner as a thing of rote.
ghostwrittenWritten by a ghostwriter.
ad hocFor a particular purpose.
briskFull of liveliness and activity; characterized by quickness of motion or action.

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