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scrawly
Variant of scrawl
transitive verb, intransitive verb
to write, draw, or mark awkwardly, hastily, or carelessly; esp., to write with sprawling, poorly formed letters
noun
- sprawling, often illegible handwriting
- something scrawled
Related Forms:
- scrawler noun
- scrawly adjective scrawlier, scrawliest
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