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illegible
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
illegible
(adjective)
illegible
/ɪ
ˈ
lɛʤəbəl/
adjective
illegible
/ɪ
ˈ
lɛʤəbəl/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of ILLEGIBLE
[
more illegible; most illegible
]
:
not clear enough to read
:
not legible
illegible
handwriting
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— illegibility
/ɪˌlɛʤə
ˈ
bɪləti/
noun
[
noncount
]
— illegibly
/ɪ
ˈ
lɛʤəbli/
adverb
He scribbled his name
illegibly
on the back of the envelope.
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