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scrawled

scrawled adjective: having been written in a rapid and sloppy manner. Also the simple past and past participle of scrawl.

Adjective

scrawled (not comparable)

  1. Having been written in a rapid and sloppy manner.
    • The doctor's scrawled signature was almost unreadable.

Also used as

scrawled is also the simple past and past participle of scrawl.

Words formed from scrawled

Phrases with scrawled

Questions about scrawled

What does scrawled mean?
Scrawled means having been written in a rapid and sloppy manner.
What part of speech is scrawled?
Scrawled is an adjective.

Words near scrawled in the dictionary

  1. scrawl
  2. scrawl down
  3. scrawl off
  4. scrawl out
  5. scrawl up
  6. scrawled
  7. scrawled down
  8. scrawled filefish
  9. scrawled off
  10. scrawled out
  11. scrawled up

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