illegibly

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/ɪˈlɛ.dʒɪb.li/

adverb

In a manner that produces illegible results.

“The doctor illegibly scrawled his signature: if it weren't on his letterhead, no-one would know who had written it.”

Similar
undecipherablyunreadably
Opposite
legibly
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Meanings

adverbillegibly (comparative more illegibly, superlative most illegibly)

comparative more illegibly · superlative most illegibly

  1. In a manner that produces illegible results.

    The doctor illegibly scrawled his signature: if it weren't on his letterhead, no-one would know who had written it.

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbin an illegible manner

Similar
undecipherablyunreadably
Opposite
legibly
Also see
undecipherablyunreadably

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From illegible + -ly.

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Cite this entry
APA

illegibly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/illegibly

MLA

“illegibly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/illegibly. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “illegibly,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/illegibly.

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