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cacographic

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ca⋅cog⋅ra⋅phy

  [kuh-kog-ruh-fee]
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–noun
1. bad handwriting; poor penmanship.
2. incorrect spelling.
Origin:
1570–80; caco- + -graphy

Related forms:
ca⋅cog⋅ra⋅pher, noun
cac⋅o⋅graph⋅ic  [kak-uh-graf-ik] , cac⋅o⋅graph⋅i⋅cal, adjective
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ca·cog·ra·phy   (kə-kŏg'rə-fē)   
n.  

  1. Bad handwriting.

  2. Bad spelling.

cac'o·graph'ic (kāk'ə-grāf'ĭk) adj.
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