cacography
3 synonyms and 2 antonyms for cacography, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — Spelling or punctuation that is poor, especially when it is seen as typical of a language or dialect.
Synonyms
Less common
Still standard English, but they carry more weight.
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
Synonyms by Meaning
1. noun
Spelling or punctuation that is poor, especially when it is seen as typical of a language or dialect.
Opposites
2. noun
Handwriting that is messy and hard to read.
“Germans write a "1" so it's easy to confuse it with a "7": mathematics and cacography can leave Margret and I not speaking to each other for a week.”
Opposites
Etymology
Formed from caco- and -graphy, perhaps modelled on Middle French cacographie.
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