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Scrawl vs Scratchy - What's the difference?

scrawl | scratchy |

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 .

As an adjective scratchy is

characterized by es.

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)

    Anagrams

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    scratchy

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Characterized by es.
  • *
  • *:An indulgent playmate, Grannie would lay aside the long scratchy -looking letter she was writing (heavily crossed ‘to save notepaper’) and enter into the delightful pastime of ‘a chicken from Mr Whiteley's’.
  • Annoying, irritating, itchy.
  • Noisy, lossy; marred by white noise or or unfavourable atmospheric conditions.
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