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scribblery

scribblery noun: writing.

Noun

scribblery (uncountable)

  1. Writing.
    • Soon after my return from India, in the year 1807, our friend John Bannister opened his funny budget, which he took with him about the country, and to which I, with many other far more distinguished drolls, contributed my scrap of scribblery.1834, Henry Angelo, Angelo’s Pic Nic; or, Table Talk, Including Numerous Recollections of Public Characters, Who Have Figured in Some Part or Another of the Stage of Life for the Last Fifty Years...
    • An’ Willie, the poet, o’ paper run scant, / Has spoilt a’ his auld minnie’s wa’s wi’ his scribblery, / Wi’ a burned stick end he has written a rant— / They’re black as the deevil wi’ Meggie M‘Givelry.1847, John Halliday, “Meggie M‘Givelry”, in The Rustic Bard, or, A Voice from the People; Being Miscellaneous Poems and Songs, Galashiels: James Brown, […], page 319

Examples of scribblery in a sentence

  • (2) Scribblery in Press, and out, quantity not quality preferred.1910, The Englishman, page 833:
  • Tom Ferris, who wrote several laugh-provoking guest columns for this scribblery when he lived the quiet life in Deerfield Beach, has plunged back into action as advertising director for the Mackle Co.1954 October 16, The Miami Herald, number 318, page 19-B:
  • As for English-language posts- they account for more than 30 % of all the scribblery, which by far out-englishes ngs like s.c.italian or s.c.netherlands.2000 November 16, Mir Harven, “About this newsgroup”, in soc.culture.croatia (Usenet):

Origin of scribblery

From scribble + -ry.

Questions about scribblery

What does scribblery mean?
Scribblery means writing.
How do you use scribblery in a sentence?
(2) Scribblery in Press, and out, quantity not quality preferred.
What part of speech is scribblery?
Scribblery is a noun.

Words near scribblery in the dictionary

  1. scribbleomania
  2. scribbler
  3. scribbleress
  4. scribbleresses
  5. scribblers
  6. scribblery
  7. scribbles
  8. scribbles down
  9. scribblesome
  10. scribblest
  11. scribbleth

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