illegible writing

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• illegible — adjective Date: 1580 not legible ; indecipherable < illegible writing > • illegibility noun • illegibly adverb …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• illegible — il‧le‧gi‧ble [ɪˈledʒbl] adjective not written or printed clearly, and difficult or impossible to read: • Midwest refused to honor the check, saying that the endorsement was illegible. opposite legible * * * illegible UK US /ɪˈledʒəbl/ adjective …   Financial and business terms

• illegible — eligible, illegible These are more likely to be confused in casual speech than in considered writing. Eligible means ‘fit or entitled to be chosen’ (eligible for a pension) or ‘desirable, suitable’ (an eligible bachelor). Illegible means ‘(of… …   Modern English usage

• writing — /ruy ting/, n. 1. the act of a person or thing that writes. 2. written form: to commit one s thoughts to writing. 3. that which is written; characters or matter written with a pen or the like: His writing is illegible. 4. such characters or… …   Universalium

• writing — noun 1 activity/job of writing ADJECTIVE ▪ effective ▪ The book aims to teach effective essay writing. ▪ creative, descriptive, imaginative ▪ clear …   Collocations dictionary

• writing — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Graphical representation of sounds Nouns 1. writing, chirography, calligraphy, pencraft, penmanship, hand, handwriting, script, longhand, shorthand, picture writing, uncial writing; boustrophedon,… …   English dictionary for students

• Writing — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Writing >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 writing writing &c. >V. Sgm: N 1 chirography chirography stelography cerography Sgm: N 1 penmanship penmanship craftmanship Sgm: N 1 quill driving quill driving …   English dictionary for students

• illegible — adj. Illegible is used with these nouns: ↑handwriting, ↑signature, ↑writing …   Collocations dictionary

• illegible — [[t]ɪle̱ʤɪb(ə)l[/t]] ADJ GRADED Writing that is illegible is so unclear that you cannot read it …   English dictionary

• illegible — adjective difficult or impossible to read: I m not sure what this note says Dad s writing is almost illegible! opposite legible illegibly adverb illegibility /I ledZK bIliti/ noun (U) …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• writing — writ•ing [[t]ˈraɪ tɪŋ[/t]] n. 1) the act of a person or thing that writes 2) matter written with a pen or the like: His writing is illegible[/ex] 3) written form: Put the agreement in writing[/ex] 4) a legal document, as a contract or deed 5) an… …   From formal English to slang