Illegible
[ɪ'ledʒɪb(ə)l] or [ɪ'lɛdʒəbl]
Definition
(adj.) (of handwriting, print, etc.) not legible; 'illegible handwriting' .
Edited by Abraham--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Incapable of being read; not legible; as, illegible handwriting; an illegible inscription.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Unreadable, not readable.
Typist: Montague
Synonyms and Antonyms
[See LEGIBLE]
Editor: Rena
Definition
adj. that cannot be read: indistinct.—ns. Illeg′ibleness Illegibil′ity.—adv. Illeg′ibly.
Editor: Rochelle
Examples
- When I missed understanding a word, there was no time to think what it was, so I made an illegible one to fill in, trusting to the printers to sense it. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- And to this day the stone remains, an illegible monument of Mr. Pickwick's greatness, and a lasting trophy to the littleness of his enemies. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Then she would open it at the place where Jip had made it illegible last night, and call Jip up, to look at his misdeeds. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- For ordinary copying work, where much time is occupied in deciphering the illegible scrawl, probably forty words a minute is the average work. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- He produced from his coat pockets a long and narrow strip of parchment, on which the presiding functionary impressed an illegible black stamp. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
Editor: Rochelle