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Definition of Scribbly
1. consisting of scribbles (careless writings) [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Scribbly
Literary usage of Scribbly
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Austral English: A Dictionary of Australasian Words, Phrases, and Usages by Edward Ellis Morris (1898)
"One could not but be amused to find the name Scotchman applied to a smaller kind
of Spaniard.''' scribbly-Gum, n. also called White-Gum, ..."
2. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
"See CONTEST, FIGHT, scribbly, a. scrawly. DISTURBANCE. 2. In football: mêlée (French);
spec, bully (Eton football), rush (US), rouge (Eton school; Eng.). ..."
3. The Bookman (1911)
"Because the story was written in a scribbly hand, on sheets of paper of different
sizes and on both sides of every one of these sheets. ..."
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