scribblement

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noun

A scribble; bad or hasty writing.

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Meanings

nounscribblement (plural scribblements)

plural scribblements

  1. datedA scribble; bad or hasty writing.

    I am tired of this endless scribblement. Adieu! Yours, W. C.

    1784 October 20, William Cowper, a letter to the Rev. William Unwin

Origin

From scribble + -ment.

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APA

scribblement. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scribblement

MLA

“scribblement.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scribblement. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scribblement,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scribblement.

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