Written vs Scrawled - What's the difference?
written | scrawled |
Of, relating or characteristic of writing (i.e., of that which has been written)
That was written.
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, magazine=(American Scientist), title= Having been written in a rapid and sloppy manner.
:The doctor's scrawled signature was almost unreadable.
(scrawl)
:He scrawled his signature on the receipt with quick disregard for legibility.
As adjectives the difference between written and scrawled
is that written is of, relating or characteristic of writing (ie, of that which has been written) while scrawled is having been written in a rapid and sloppy manner.As verbs the difference between written and scrawled
is that written is while scrawled is (scrawl).written
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- I can speak Japanese fairly well, but I have no understanding whatsoever of written Japanese.
Derived terms
* unwritten, writtenness, unwrittennessQuotations
* * * * * * *Antonyms
* oral * verbalDerived terms
* hand-writtenVerb
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