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Definition of cacography in English: cacographynoun kəˈkɒɡrəfikəˈkɑɡrəfi mass nounarchaic Bad handwriting or spelling. Example sentencesExamples - It is amusing to notice his lectures to Jeffrey, on his cacography, which may be attributed to a similar restlessness of mind.
- And yet, upon careful examination we find a method, a system, in his orthography, or rather in his cacography.
- ‘We have a national affliction, and it's called cacography - that means ‘illegible handwriting.’
- He blows off his steam with such an eagerness that he forgets for a time, or nearly forgets, his cacography.
Synonyms illegible handwriting, hurried handwriting, untidy handwriting, squiggle, squiggles, jottings
Derivatives noun archaic I am a cacographer, though both of my uncle and aunt are calligraphers, and my mother is a painting teacher. Example sentencesExamples - The police chief, the owner of the laundromat, half of the samba band, the entire municipal council, the town floozy - they were all nematodes: roundworms, hookworms, pinworms, whipworms and cacographers.
- I need to know if there are any cacographers strong enough to write the misspell that infected her.
Origin Late 16th century: from Greek kakos 'bad', on the pattern of orthography. Definition of cacography in US English: cacographynounkəˈkɑɡrəfikəˈkäɡrəfē archaic Bad handwriting or spelling. Example sentencesExamples - ‘We have a national affliction, and it's called cacography - that means ‘illegible handwriting.’
- And yet, upon careful examination we find a method, a system, in his orthography, or rather in his cacography.
- He blows off his steam with such an eagerness that he forgets for a time, or nearly forgets, his cacography.
- It is amusing to notice his lectures to Jeffrey, on his cacography, which may be attributed to a similar restlessness of mind.
Synonyms illegible handwriting, hurried handwriting, untidy handwriting, squiggle, squiggles, jottings
Origin Late 16th century: from Greek kakos ‘bad’, on the pattern of orthography. |