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Definition of Scrawly
1. Adverb. Written in the manner of a scrawl, written sloppily and in haste, hard to read. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Scrawly
1. written hastily or illegibly [adj SCRAWLIER, SCRAWLIEST]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Scrawly
Literary usage of Scrawly
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the American Society for Psychical Research by American Society for Psychical Research (1918)
"It was more scrawly than ever, 1 I asked what language the pass sentence was in,
and reved an answer that is uncertain. The signs might be made Jear effort ..."
2. The American Journal of Psychology by Granville Stanley Hall, Edward Bradford Titchener (1906)
"A tendency to scrawly or illegible handwriting has been frequently noted among
men of genius of many countries, and is by no means due to too much writing, ..."
3. Under Western Eyes by Joseph Conrad (1911)
"It hung diere for some time before it came down and formed long scrawly letters.
Still-faced and his lips set hard, Razumov began to write. ..."
4. Publications by English Dialect Society (1873)
"Sarver. sb. a corn-scuttle. Score, sb. twenty pounds : used in speaking of the
weight of cattle or swine. scrawly. adj. thin and ravelled, as corn. ..."
5. Education by Project Innovation (Organization) (1895)
"... scrappy, scrawly notes — they cannot be dignified by the name of letters —
written by so many girls and women educated in our latter day schools. ..."
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