scrawl
3 synonyms for scrawl, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — Untidy, badly formed handwriting that can be hard to read.
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.
Etymology
Possibly from Middle English scraulen ("to spread out one's limbs; sprawl"), an alteration of spraulen ("to sprawl") or craulen, crawlen ("to crawl"); alternatively, from scrall, a contraction of scrabble.
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