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scribblement

scribblement noun: a scribble; bad or hasty writing.

Noun

scribblement (plural scribblements)

  1. (dated) A scribble; bad or hasty writing.
    • I am tired of this endless scribblement. Adieu!
      Yours, W. C.1784 October 20, William Cowper, a letter to the Rev. William Unwin

Forms of scribblement

pluralscribblements

Origin of scribblement

From scribble + -ment.

Questions about scribblement

What does scribblement mean?
Scribblement means a scribble; bad or hasty writing.
What part of speech is scribblement?
Scribblement is a noun.
What is the plural of scribblement?
The plural of scribblement is scribblements.

Words near scribblement in the dictionary

  1. scribbleable
  2. scribbled
  3. scribbled down
  4. scribbledom
  5. scribblemania
  6. scribblement
  7. scribblements
  8. scribbleomania
  9. scribbler
  10. scribbleress
  11. scribbleresses

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