Preposition: in

• part: The copy was illegible in parts and the first column was cut off; Laura's original was the same.

Adjective complement with noun phrase

• make: Reducing A4 to A5 often makes the text illegible.

Modifies a noun

• handwriting: Through out my education I had many problems, from not being able to read fast enough to having illegible handwriting.

• scrawl: Please try to resist the temptation to scribble them in illegible scrawl.

• inscription: Mounted on the wall a white memorial slab with an illegible inscription.

• signature: I am the smudged illegible signature on Jack's invalid donor card.

• script: A list of names and dwelling places on paper and in almost illegible script.

• entry: For the rest of 1555 there are a further 19 illegible entries.

Modifying Another Word

• almost: The inscription at the top is now almost illegible.

• partly: The alteration in the first letter may be due to the original document being partly illegible.

• virtually: There are several problems which you may encounter: § Poor quality microfiche - some of the fiche are virtually illegible.

• totally: They get so many requests for an autograph, they end writing something totally illegible.

• completely: It seems to have carried an inscription which is almost completely illegible.

• largely: Unfortunately, tho, the process of carbonization which preserved them has also rendered them, till now, largely illegible.

Used with adjective complement

• become: Some of the letters are fading, indeed some have become illegible.

• make: All empty containers removed or markings removed or made illegible?

• render: The Council cannot be held responsible for entries lost, delayed or rendered illegible.