cacography

ca·cog·ra·phy

C0010400 (kə-kŏg′rə-fē)n.1. Bad handwriting.2. Bad spelling.

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cac′o·graph′ic (kăk′ə-grăf′ĭk) adj.

cacography

(kæˈkɒɡrəfɪ) n1. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) bad handwriting. Compare calligraphy2. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) incorrect spelling. Compare orthography caˈcographer n cacographic, ˌcacoˈgraphical adj

ca•cog•ra•phy

(kəˈkɒg rə fi)

n. 1. bad handwriting. 2. poor spelling. [1570–80] ca•cog′ra•pher, n. cac•o•graph•ic (ˌkæk əˈgræf ɪk) cac`o•graph′i•cal, adj.

cacography

- Bad handwriting or poor spelling.See also related terms for poor.

cacography

1. bad handwriting. Cf. calligraphy.
2. the possession of poor spelling skills. See also orthography. — cacographer, n. — cacographic, cacographical, adj.See also: Writing

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the practice or defect of incorrect spelling. — cacographer, n. — cacographic, cacographical, adj.See also: Spelling

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

cacography - poor handwriting scrawl, scribble, scratchhandwriting, script, hand - something written by hand; "she recognized his handwriting"; "his hand was illegible"chicken scratch - cramped or illegible handwritingsquiggle - an illegible scrawl; "his signature was just a squiggle but only he could make that squiggle"

Translations

cacografíacacografia