cacography

ca·cog·ra·phy

noun \ka-ˈkä-grə-fē\

Definition of CACOGRAPHY

1

: bad spelling — compare orthography

2

: bad handwriting — compare calligraphy

— caco·graph·i·cal \ˌka-kə-ˈgra-fi-kəl\ adjective

First Known Use of CACOGRAPHY

1580

Rhymes with CACOGRAPHY

autography, cartography, chorography, chronography, cosmography, cryptography, demography, discography, ethnography, filmography, geography, holography, lithography, lymphography, mammography, mythography, nomography, orthography, phonography, photography, pictography, planography, pornography, reprography, sonography, stenography, thermography, tomography, topography, typography, venography, xerography, xylography