illegibly
In unreadable script
In a way that cannot be read or deciphered.
Handwriting may be illegibly scrawled, a signature illegibly rushed, a faded document illegibly worn: The prescription was illegibly written, so the pharmacist called to confirm.
Careless, illegible writing
- scribbleWrite without care
- smudgedBlurred by contact
- crampedUncomfortably lacking space
- spideryThin and angular
squiggly · messy · hasty · sloppy · scratchy · jagged · uneven · loopy
Indistinct, lacking clarity
- fadedLost original color
- smudgedBlurred by contact
- pixelatedComposed of visible squares
- corruptedMade impure or dishonest
degraded · washed-out · overexposed · faint · pale · ghostly · watermarked · photocopied
Impossible to interpret
- indecipherableImpossible to understand
- crypticObscure in meaning
- glyphsCarved symbolic figures
- runesOld Germanic script
hieroglyphic · cuneiform · shorthand · stenographic · coded · symbolic · archaic · foreign
scrawl
Careless, illegible writing
spidery · squiggly · messy · hasty · sloppy · scratchy · jagged · uneven · loopy · tangled
blurred
Indistinct, lacking clarity
corrupted · degraded · washed-out · overexposed · faint · pale · ghostly · watermarked · photocopied · streaked
undecipherable
Impossible to interpret
- indecipherableImpossible to understand
- crypticObscure in meaning
- glyphsCarved symbolic figures
runes · hieroglyphic · cuneiform · shorthand · stenographic · coded · symbolic · archaic · foreign · unfamiliar
blurry
Indistinct, lacking definition
obscured · distorted · unclear · dim · darkened · shadowy · water-damaged · torn · crumpled · creased
illegiblylegibly
Able to be read
readably · clearly · plainly · intelligibly · comprehensibly
- illegible handwritingScript too messy to decipher
- illegible textWriting too unclear to decipher