hieroglyphic

Examples

• All

• The instructions were written in such a hieroglyphic style that no one could understand them.

• However, no family had a complete copy of the old hieroglyphic catechism.

  Academic text (2002)

• The vessels' hieroglyphic texts convey two sets of information.

  Academic text (2003)

• With the help of acquaintances, he managed to have new hieroglyphic books printed in Vienna.

  Academic text (2002)

• Hieroglyphic inscriptions on the obelisks praise him and promise he will "exercise enduring kingship throughout eternity."

  Academic text (2002)

• The criminal is perplexed by the soldier's supplication—the hieroglyphic question mark and exclamation point that flash above his head tell us as much.

  Academic text (2009)

• Hieroglyphic fragments suggest that the subterranean structures were created by the "Shemsu Hor": The followers of a cult devoted to the legendary Horus.

  The Broken Key (2017)

• His handwriting was so hieroglyphic that it looked like an ancient script to the untrained eye.

• Many of the symbols on the monument were hieroglyphic, making it difficult to decipher the message.

Synonyms

H

hieroglyphical

vshieroglyphic

• Specialized

9.9

Written in picture symbols like the writing of ancient Egypt

emphasizes that such pictorial script is often hard to read

G

glyphic

vshieroglyphic

9.1

Relating to carved symbols used in art or writing

is narrower, referring to picture writing that is often hard to read

Antonyms

C

clear

∞ 1.0

Easy to understand and not confusing

L

legible

11 3.1

Clear enough to read easily, like handwriting or printed text

How Legible

clear

∞ 1.0

readable

26 2.0

unclear

207 3.9

obscure

28 8.2

hieroglyphic

3 9.6

illegible

8 5.5

unreadable

14 4.1

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology