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ca⋅cog⋅ra⋅phy

[kuh-kog-ruh-fee]
–noun
1. bad handwriting; poor penmanship.
2. incorrect spelling.

Origin:
1570–80; caco- + -graphy


ca⋅cog⋅ra⋅pher, noun
cac⋅o⋅graph⋅ic [kak-uh-graf-ik] , cac⋅o⋅graph⋅i⋅cal, adjective
ca·cog·ra·phy   (kə-kŏg'rə-fē)   
n.  
  1. Bad handwriting.
  2. Bad spelling.
cac'o·graph'ic (kāk'ə-grāf'ĭk) adj.

Cacography

Ca*cog`ra*phy\, n. [Gr. ????? bad + -graphy; cf. F. cacographie.] Incorrect or bad writing or spelling. --Walpole.
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