scrawled

Hastily jotted down

Scrawled is the past tense of scrawl, meaning to write hastily or carelessly, producing messy, barely legible marks: a note scrawled on the back of an envelope, graffiti scrawled across the wall.

The word suggests rushed or sloppy handwriting rather than deliberate penmanship.

hasty

rushed

Done with excessive speed

scribbledWrote messily, quickly
jottedWrote down hastily
hurriedDone too quickly

quick · slapdash · cursory · perfunctory · last-minute · impromptu · offhand · careless · haphazard · fleeting

illegible

Cannot be read

indecipherableImpossible to understand
unreadableCannot be deciphered
smudgedBlurred by contact

blurred · messy · sloppy · scratchy · unintelligible · fuzzy · unclear · muddled · cryptic · squiggly

graffiti

tagging

Attaching identifying markers

vandalismWillful property damage
spraypaintPressurized pigment in cans
muralsLarge wall paintings

stencil · wall · underpass · alleyway · subway · marker · sharpie · defaced · etched · carved

handwritten

handwriting

Manual letter formation

penmanshipSkill of forming letters
scriptWritten words for performance
cursiveJoined handwriting style

longhand · manuscript · notation · ink · pen · pencil · paper · margin · notebook · napkin

message

note

Short written record

warningAlert about danger
threatIndication of potential harm
pleaFormal request or defense

confession · goodbye · address · reminder · directions · name · date · lyrics · poetry · quote

scrawled

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illegible

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handwriting

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