ILLEGIBLY

illegibly, undecipherably, unreadably

(adverb) in an illegible manner; “this student writes illegibly”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

illegibly (comparative more illegibly, superlative most illegibly)

In a manner that produces illegible results.

The doctor illegibly scrawled his signature: if it weren't on his letterhead, no-one would know who had written it.

Source: Wiktionary


ILLEGIBLE

Il*leg"i*ble, a.

Definition: Incapable of being read; not legible; as, illegible handwriting; an illegible inscription.

– Il*leg"i*ble*ness, n.

– Il*leg"i*bly, adv.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

1 June 2025

BACKFIRE

(verb) come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect; “Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble”; “the political movie backlashed on the Democrats”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.

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