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(skrib′əl)

transitive verb, intransitive verb scribbled, scribbling

to write carelessly or illegibly
to make or cover with meaningless or illegible marks
to compose hastily, without regard to style

Origin: ME scriblen < ML scribillare < L scribere, to write: see scribe

noun

illegible or careless handwriting
meaningless marks
an inferior literary work

See scribble in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb scrib·bled, scrib·bling, scrib·bles

verb, transitive

To write hurriedly without heed to legibility or style.
To cover with scribbles, doodles, or meaningless marks.

verb, intransitive

To write or draw in a hurried careless way.

noun

Careless hurried writing.
Meaningless marks and lines.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English scriblen

Origin: , probably from scriben, to write

Origin: , from Latin scrībere, to write; see skrībh- in Indo-European roots

Related Forms:

scribˈbly adjective

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