scrawl (noun)

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• scrawl — verb Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1612 transitive verb to write or draw awkwardly, hastily, or carelessly < scrawled his name > intransitive verb to write awkwardly or carelessly • scrawl noun • scrawler noun • scrawly …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• scrawl — [skrɔːl] verb [T] to write something carelessly or in a hurry, so that it is difficult to read scrawl noun [C] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• scrawl´er — scrawl «skrl», verb, noun. –v.t., v.i. to write or draw poorly or carelessly. –n. 1. poor, careless handwriting. 2. something scrawled, such as a hastily or badly written letter or note. ╂[perhaps < obsolete scrawl spread out the limbs,… …   Useful english dictionary

• scrawl — (v.) 1610s, perhaps from M.E. scrawlen spread out the limbs, sprawl (late 14c.), which possibly is an alteration of sprawlen (see SPRAWL (Cf. sprawl)) or CRAWL (Cf. crawl). Related: Scrawled; scrawling. The noun is recorded from 1690s …   Etymology dictionary

• scrawl — ► VERB ▪ write in a hurried, careless way. ► NOUN ▪ hurried, careless handwriting. ORIGIN apparently an alteration of CRAWL(Cf. ↑crawler) …   English terms dictionary

• scrawl — I UK [skrɔːl] / US [skrɔl] verb [transitive] Word forms scrawl : present tense I/you/we/they scrawl he/she/it scrawls present participle scrawling past tense scrawled past participle scrawled to write something carelessly or in a hurry, so that… …   English dictionary

• scrawl — /skrɔl / (say skrawl) verb (i) 1. to write or draw in a sprawling awkward manner. –verb (t) 2. to execute (writing, drawing, etc.) in a sprawling awkward manner: she scrawled her name. –noun 3. something scrawled, as a letter or a note. 4.… …  

• scrawl — scrawl1 [ skrɔl ] verb transitive to write something carelessly or in a hurry, so that it is difficult to read: I quickly scrawled my address on a piece of paper. scrawl scrawl 2 [ skrɔl ] noun count usually singular messy, careless writing, or… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• scrawl — verb write in a hurried, careless way. noun an example of hurried, careless writing. Derivatives scrawly adjective Origin C17: appar. an alt. of crawl, perh. influenced by obs. scrawl sprawl …   English new terms dictionary

• scrawl — 1. verb he scrawled his name at the bottom of the page Syn: scribble, write hurriedly, write untidily, dash off 2. noun his writing was a scrawl Syn: scribble, chicken scratch, squiggle(s), hieroglyphics …   Thesaurus of popular words

• scrawl — 1. noun a) An Irregular, possibly illegible handwriting. b) A hastily, or carelessly written note etc. 2. verb a) To write something hastily or illegibly. b) …   Wiktionary