What is the meaning of Scrawl?

  • (v.t.) To draw or mark awkwardly and irregularly; to write hastily and carelessly; to scratch; to scribble; as, to scrawl a letter.
  • (v.i.) See Crawl.
  • (n.) Unskillful or inelegant writing; that which is unskillfully or inelegantly written.
  • (v.i.) To write unskillfully and inelegantly.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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APAWebster's. (2011). scrawl. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/scrawl/definitions/2059014
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MLAWebster's. "scrawl" 28 May 2011. Web. 20 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/scrawl/definitions/2059014>
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