scrawly

scrawl·y

[skraw-lee]
adjective, scrawl·i·er, scrawl·i·est.
written or drawn awkwardly or carelessly.

Origin:
1825–35; scrawl + -y1

scrawl·i·ness, noun
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scrawl (skrɔːl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb
1.  to write or draw (signs, words, etc) carelessly or hastily; scribble
 
n
2.  careless or scribbled writing, drawing, or marks
 
[C17: perhaps a blend of sprawl and crawl1]
 
'scrawler
 
n
 
'scrawly
 
adj

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Scrawly is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
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