cacography

noun

Definition of cacographynext
as in hen track

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  1. scrawl
  2. scratch
  3. scribble
  4. handwriting
  5. script
  6. penmanship
Noun
  • The script is usually written in a nameless scrawl.
    — John Romano, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 May 2026
  • Hand lettering, a more relaxed form of calligraphy, is a simple skill to make your handwritten scrawl appear prettier on paper.
    — Katelyn Chef, Martha Stewart, 29 Dec. 2025
Definition of scrawl
Noun
  • Sales have been brisk for state lottery games after a brief period where inflation apparently caused consumers to dial back purchases of scratch-off tickets.
    — Jim Turner, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026
  • According to appliance expert Ilaria Castagnoli, white film can also be caused by micro-scratches left behind by abrasive cookware or cleaning pads.
    — Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 29 July 2026
Definition of scratch
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  • Some three hours into the four-hour drive, the road plunged into a dizzying scribble of hairpin bends, eventually spitting us out into the Colca Valley, where, at the end of 2023, Andean pitched up Puqio.
    — Chris Schalkx, Travel + Leisure, 4 July 2026
  • Weil, the author of three previous books, alternates between a lengthy letter Silas scribbles to his son, Elisha, a teenager still in Pennsylvania, and a gory reckoning (narrated in the third person) among peaks and gorges during the autumn of 1849.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 June 2026
Definition of scribble
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  • The commission held a hearing last week to weigh the claims in Gilnack’s objection, hearing testimony from a forensic document examiner and a handwriting expert.
    — A.J. Herrington, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • Apple’s Scribble feature (which converts handwriting to text) works seamlessly with Procreate.
    — Shelby Putnam Tupper, PC Magazine, 17 July 2026
Definition of handwriting
Noun
  • Vin Diesel is very pleased with the script for the 11th Fast & Furious film.
    — Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 1 Aug. 2026
  • The Twilight star leaned on Zendaya throughout production, especially when part of the script didn’t sit right with him.
    — Audrey Schmidt, PEOPLE, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of script
Noun
  • But while in his penmanship, the recipe still has her hands all over it.
    — Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 3 July 2026
  • Many pointed to an episode from the month prior, where a response from contestant Sadie Goldberger was not accepted because of her penmanship.
    — Louis Peitzman, Entertainment Weekly, 29 June 2026
Definition of penmanship
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“Cacography.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cacography. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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