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ILLEGIBLE
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(of handwriting, print, etc.) not legible
Example:
illegible handwriting
Classified under:
Similar:
dirty; foul; marked-up ((of a manuscript) defaced with changes)
indecipherable; unclear; undecipherable; unreadable (not easily deciphered)
Antonym:
legible ((of handwriting, print, etc.) capable of being read or deciphered)
Derivation:
illegibility (the quality of writing (print or handwriting) that cannot be deciphered)