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Acrawl vs Scrawl - What's the difference?

acrawl | scrawl |

As an adjective acrawl

is crawling, teeming.

As a noun scrawl is

an irregular, possibly illegible handwriting.

As a verb scrawl is

to write something hastily or illegibly or scrawl can be .

acrawl

English

Adjective

(-)
  • crawling, teeming
  • * 1962 , Ken Kesey, One flew over the cuckoo's nest
  • Why, I'll just bet you anything that place is acrawl with black widows.

    scrawl

    English

    Etymology 1

    Possibly (etyl)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An irregular, possibly illegible handwriting.
  • A hastily, or carelessly written note etc.
  • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To write something hastily or illegibly.
  • To write in an irregular or illegible manner.
  • To write unskilfully and inelegantly.
  • * Milton
  • Though with a golden pen you scrawl .

    Etymology 2

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (Latimer)
    (Webster 1913)

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