scrawl
verb
[ skrɔːl ]
• write (something) in a hurried, careless way.
• "Charlie scrawled his signature"
Similar:
scribble,
write hurriedly,
write untidily,
write illegibly,
scratch,
doodle,
dash off,
jot (down),
scrawl
noun
• an example of hurried, careless writing.
• "the page was covered in scrawls and doodles"
Similar:
scribble,
hurried handwriting,
untidy handwriting,
illegible handwriting,
squiggle(s),
cacography,
Origin:
early 17th century: apparently an alteration of the verb crawl, perhaps influenced by obsolete scrawl ‘sprawl’.
