unlegibleadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈlɛdʒᵻbl/, U.S.

/ˌənˈlɛdʒəb(ə)l/

Forms: see un- prefix¹ and legible adj. and n.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, legible adj.

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + legible adj. (compare forms at that entry). Compare illegible adj.With the form vnlegable in quot. 1451 compare -able suffix.

Somewhat rare after 18th cent., illegible adj. being the more usual word.

Illegible, unreadable. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > writing > handwriting or style of > [adjective] > bad > illegible or untidy

unlegible1451

foul?1467

scribbled1550

scribbling1592

crabbed1612

hieroglyphical1613

scrabbled1625

illegible1640

unreadable1655

scribbly1659

pot-hook1674

scrawlinga1754

undecipherable1758

scribblative1829

scrawly1833

scrawny1833

scrawled1848

hieroglyphic1856

pot-hooky1867

scriggly1896

chicken scratch1933

1451 in W. Fraser Earls of Cromartie (1876) I. 346 Seing..the said chartour..becumit almaist vnlegable.

1591 King James VI & I Poet. Exercises To Rdr. sig. 2^v Re-mark the wrong orthography committed by the copiars of my vnlegible and ragged hand.

1611 J. Speed Hist. Great Brit. x. i. 892/2 The letter was..somewhat vnlegible.

1655 Ld. Orrery Parthenissa II. i. vi. 150 Perceiveing my joy in my Face, it inflam'd his to such a degree, that for a good while his choller was vnleagible in any thing else.

1671 A. Wood Life & Times (1892) II. 226 The base and unlegible hand of the translator.

1717 Gen. Hist. Rebellions in Eng. 88 A Letter directed to the Lord Mont-Eagle from an unknown Hand, somewhat unlegible.

1771 J. Foot Penseroso iii. 114 Broken and unlegible shall stand The frail memorial.

1861 W. Richards Pocket Dict. Welsh-Eng. 24/1 Annarllenol, unlegible.

1927 Oak Leaves (Oak Park, Illinois) 10 Sept. 31/1 Printers are known for their ability to decipher all kinds of unlegible copy.

1994 Ukiah (Calif.) Daily Jrnl. 15 June 5/5 We all, I think, are aware of poor, almost unlegible handwriting.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	unlegible
释义	unlegibleadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈlɛdʒᵻbl/, U.S. /ˌənˈlɛdʒəb(ə)l/ Forms: see un- prefix¹ and legible adj. and n. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, legible adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + legible adj. (compare forms at that entry). Compare illegible adj.With the form vnlegable in quot. 1451 compare -able suffix. Somewhat rare after 18th cent., illegible adj. being the more usual word. Illegible, unreadable. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ society > communication > writing > handwriting or style of > [adjective] > bad > illegible or untidy unlegible1451 foul?1467 scribbled1550 scribbling1592 crabbed1612 hieroglyphical1613 scrabbled1625 illegible1640 unreadable1655 scribbly1659 pot-hook1674 scrawlinga1754 undecipherable1758 scribblative1829 scrawly1833 scrawny1833 scrawled1848 hieroglyphic1856 pot-hooky1867 scriggly1896 chicken scratch1933 1451 in W. Fraser Earls of Cromartie (1876) I. 346 Seing..the said chartour..becumit almaist vnlegable. 1591 King James VI & I Poet. Exercises To Rdr. sig. 2^v Re-mark the wrong orthography committed by the copiars of my vnlegible and ragged hand. 1611 J. Speed Hist. Great Brit. x. i. 892/2 The letter was..somewhat vnlegible. 1655 Ld. Orrery Parthenissa II. i. vi. 150 Perceiveing my joy in my Face, it inflam'd his to such a degree, that for a good while his choller was vnleagible in any thing else. 1671 A. Wood Life & Times (1892) II. 226 The base and unlegible hand of the translator. 1717 Gen. Hist. Rebellions in Eng. 88 A Letter directed to the Lord Mont-Eagle from an unknown Hand, somewhat unlegible. 1771 J. Foot Penseroso iii. 114 Broken and unlegible shall stand The frail memorial. 1861 W. Richards Pocket Dict. Welsh-Eng. 24/1 Annarllenol, unlegible. 1927 Oak Leaves (Oak Park, Illinois) 10 Sept. 31/1 Printers are known for their ability to decipher all kinds of unlegible copy. 1994 Ukiah (Calif.) Daily Jrnl. 15 June 5/5 We all, I think, are aware of poor, almost unlegible handwriting. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1451
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