scribbled
adjective
[ ˈskrɪb(ə)ld ]
• written or drawn carelessly or hurriedly.
• "pages of scribbled notes"
scribble
verb
• write or draw (something) carelessly or hurriedly.
• "he took the clipboard and scribbled something illegible"
Similar:
write hurriedly,
write untidily,
write illegibly,
scratch,
scrawl,
doodle,
dash off,
jot (down),
Origin:
late Middle English: from medieval Latin scribillare, diminutive of Latin scribere ‘write’.
scribble
verb
• card (wool, cotton, etc.) coarsely.
• "the machine was installed by the owners to scribble wool brought in by customers"
Origin:
late 17th century: probably from Low German; compare with German schrubbeln (in the same sense), frequentative of Low German schrubben ‘to scrub’.
