cacographyn.

Brit.

/kaˈkɒɡrəfi/,

/kəˈkɒɡrəfi/, U.S.

/kəˈkɑɡrəfi/

Etymology: perhaps < French cacographie (16th cent.), or < medieval Greek κακο-γραϕία = bad writing. The analogous ὀρθογραϕία orthography, καλλιγραϕία calligraphy, and some of their derivatives, were used in classical Greek.

1. Bad writing; bad handwriting. (Opposed to calligraphy).

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > writing > manner of writing > [noun] > errors

cacography1656

a slip of the pen1659

dittography1876

haplography1886

lapsus calami1893

society > communication > writing > handwriting or style of > [noun] > bad handwriting

cacography1656

hen scratch1884

1656 T. Blount Glossographia Cacography, ill writing, or a writing of evil things.

1761 J. Swinton in Philos. Trans. 1760 (Royal Soc.) 51 858 The cacography of the Etruscans, as their rude and uncouth manner of writing is termed.

1864 J. H. Burton Scot Abroad II. 297 The crabbed cacography of the original manuscript.

1864 Daily Tel. 28 June The compositors made very light of cacography.

2. Incorrect spelling; a bad system of spelling, such as that of current English. (Commonly opposed to orthography.)

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > writing > spelling > [noun] > correct, customary spelling > incorrect

cacography1574

heterography1783

1574 J. Baret Aluearie Introd. E sig. X.v^v We may still woonder and finde fault with our Orthography (or rather Cacography in deede).

1633 C. Butler Eng. Gram. in A. J. Ellis On Early Eng. Pronunc. 155 The cause of this cacography which causeth such difficulty is a causeless affectation of the French dialect.

1655 tr. C. Sorel Comical Hist. Francion iii. 63 His clerk used a certain kinde of Cacographie, that admitted a multitude of superfluous letters.

1806 R. Southey Ann. Rev. 4 8 The orthography or rather kakography of many of the names is French.

1820 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 8 318 A celebrated critic who sometimes condescends to amend my cacography.

Derivatives

caˈcographer n. a bad writer or speller.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > writing > spelling > [noun] > one skilled in orthography > not skilled

cacographer1880

1880 J. A. H. Murray 9th Ann. Addr. Philol. Soc. 35 Before Norman cacographers spelt them with o.

cacoˈgraphical adj. of or pertaining to bad writing or incorrect spelling.

ΘΚΠ

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

cacographical1838

society > communication > writing > spelling > [adjective] > belonging to orthography or correct spelling > incorrect spelling, bad writing

cacographical1838

heterographic1864

1838 Athenæum No. 3099 (1887) 383 A stupid series of cacographical errors.

1864 Evening Standard 29 Sept. The most remarkably ungrammatical and cacographical production.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	cacography
释义	cacographyn. Brit. /kaˈkɒɡrəfi/, /kəˈkɒɡrəfi/, U.S. /kəˈkɑɡrəfi/ Etymology: perhaps < French cacographie (16th cent.), or < medieval Greek κακο-γραϕία = bad writing. The analogous ὀρθογραϕία orthography, καλλιγραϕία calligraphy, and some of their derivatives, were used in classical Greek. 1. Bad writing; bad handwriting. (Opposed to calligraphy). ΘΚΠ society > communication > writing > manner of writing > [noun] > errors cacography1656 a slip of the pen1659 dittography1876 haplography1886 lapsus calami1893 society > communication > writing > handwriting or style of > [noun] > bad handwriting cacography1656 hen scratch1884 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Cacography, ill writing, or a writing of evil things. 1761 J. Swinton in Philos. Trans. 1760 (Royal Soc.) 51 858 The cacography of the Etruscans, as their rude and uncouth manner of writing is termed. 1864 J. H. Burton Scot Abroad II. 297 The crabbed cacography of the original manuscript. 1864 Daily Tel. 28 June The compositors made very light of cacography. 2. Incorrect spelling; a bad system of spelling, such as that of current English. (Commonly opposed to orthography.) ΘΚΠ society > communication > writing > spelling > [noun] > correct, customary spelling > incorrect cacography1574 heterography1783 1574 J. Baret Aluearie Introd. E sig. X.v^v We may still woonder and finde fault with our Orthography (or rather Cacography in deede). 1633 C. Butler Eng. Gram. in A. J. Ellis On Early Eng. Pronunc. 155 The cause of this cacography which causeth such difficulty is a causeless affectation of the French dialect. 1655 tr. C. Sorel Comical Hist. Francion iii. 63 His clerk used a certain kinde of Cacographie, that admitted a multitude of superfluous letters. 1806 R. Southey Ann. Rev. 4 8 The orthography or rather kakography of many of the names is French. 1820 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 8 318 A celebrated critic who sometimes condescends to amend my cacography. Derivatives caˈcographer n. a bad writer or speller. ΘΚΠ society > communication > writing > spelling > [noun] > one skilled in orthography > not skilled cacographer1880 1880 J. A. H. Murray 9th Ann. Addr. Philol. Soc. 35 Before Norman cacographers spelt them with o. cacoˈgraphical adj. of or pertaining to bad writing or incorrect spelling. ΘΚΠ society > communication > writing > handwriting or style of > [adjective] > bad cacographical1838 society > communication > writing > spelling > [adjective] > belonging to orthography or correct spelling > incorrect spelling, bad writing cacographical1838 heterographic1864 1838 Athenæum No. 3099 (1887) 383 A stupid series of cacographical errors. 1864 Evening Standard 29 Sept. The most remarkably ungrammatical and cacographical production. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1574
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