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ILLEGIBLY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does illegibly mean?
• ILLEGIBLY (adverb)
The adverb ILLEGIBLY has 1 sense:
1. in an illegible manner
Familiarity information: ILLEGIBLY used as an adverb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
In an illegible manner
Synonyms:
illegibly; undecipherably; unreadably
Context example:
this student writes illegibly
Antonym:
legibly (in a legible manner)
Pertainym:
illegible ((of handwriting, print, etc.) not legible)
Context examples
Dear me, Annie, how illegibly your cousin Maldon writes, and how stupid I am!
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
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