illegible

The definition of illegible is something that can't be read because the handwriting is so bad or because it is otherwise so unclear.

(adjective)

An example of illegible is a scribbled note by a sloppy young child.

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See illegible in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

very difficult or impossible to read because badly written or printed, faded, etc.

Origin: < in- + legible

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See illegible in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
Not legible or decipherable.

Related Forms:

  • il·legˌi·bilˈi·ty, il·legˈi·ble·ness noun
  • il·legˈi·bly adverb

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