illegibly
adverb
uk/ɪˈledʒ.ə.bli/us/ɪˈledʒ.ə.bli/in a way that isimpossibleoralmostimpossibletoreadbecause the writing orprintis veryuntidyor notclear:
Thereportswere illegibly written inpencil.
He had goodhandwriting, but hetypedalmostillegibly.
See
illegible
- Theprofessortalkstoofastand writes illegibly on theboard.
- Thenameandaddresson themailingenvelopewere written illegibly.
- Many of themedicalcertifications werehandwritten, some illegibly.
Describing handwriting & print
- asemic
- chicken scratch
- crabbed
- crossed
- handwritten
- illegibility
- illegible
- indecipherable
- joined up
- legibility
- legible
- legibly
- non-character
- pencilled
- scratching
- spidery
- typewritten
- uncrossed
- writing
- written