illegibly
1
6.5
- adverb
- /ɪˈlɛdʒəblɪ/
:
ilegiblemente
- The form required all signatures to be clear, but one was signed illegibly, leading to confusion.
Examples
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In his "Introduction to Literature from Abroad," he discusses a 1909 novel entitled Blessings of Guilt by a poet whose European name was spelled in Japanese and printed so illegibly that it can no longer be identified.
Academic text (1990) -
And Charlie always wrote illegibly and the wrong number of words no matter what.
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He saw Big Ed illegibly moving forward from a side street.
Fiction book (2001) -
I seriously thought about using a fake birth date and SS# or writing them out so illegibly that it would be difficult to read correctly.
Blog text (1) -
Of course, OPAC cover displays usually include only the front cover and may have illegibly small text, making them an inadequate substitute for physical dust jackets.
Academic text (2015) -
An increase in the rate of improperly timed, dated, and illegibly signed orders identified during routine chart reviews led to an educational campaign, led by our students, for both physicians and nurses to raise awareness of the importance of signing, dating, and timing orders.
Academic text (2013) -
It was a slick gray photocopy of a release from Central State, with the name of Paxton Morgan typed along with other information and the illegibly scrawled signature of some doctor or official in the lower right-hand corner.
Fiction book (1990) -
Her handwriting was so messy that she often wrote illegibly, making it hard for anyone to read her notes.
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During the meeting, he scrawled his ideas illegibly on the whiteboard, and no one could decipher what he meant.
Synonyms
23
6.3
Hard to see, hear, or remember clearly
2
8.1
In a way that is very hard to understand
2
8.0
It is very hard to understand
1
5.6
In a way that is not clear or easy to see
1
7.5
In a dark, unclear way that is hard to see or understand
1
8.0
In a way that is hard to understand or see through
1
4.4
Not clear or hard to understand
So unclear that people cannot read or understand it
In a way people cannot read or understand
In a way so messy or faint you cannot make out the letters
Antonyms
How Legible
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word illegibly comes from in- ('not') plus the root leg- ('to read'), and the ending -ly makes it a word that tells how something is done. So, to write illegibly is to write in a way that cannot be read.