- illegible
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adjective
Date: 1580
not legible ; indecipherable <illegible writing> • illegibility noun • illegibly adverb
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
illegible
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illegible — il‧le‧gi‧ble [ɪˈledʒbl] adjective not written or printed clearly, and difficult or impossible to read: • Midwest refused to honor the check, saying that the endorsement was illegible. opposite legible * * * illegible UK US /ɪˈledʒəbl/ adjective … Financial and business terms
Illegible — Il*leg i*ble, a. Incapable of being read; not legible; as, illegible handwriting; an illegible inscription. {Il*leg i*ble*ness}, n. {Il*leg i*bly}, adv. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
illegible — index indistinct, unclear Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
illegible — (adj.) 1630s, from assimilated form of IN (Cf. in ) (1) not, opposite of + LEGIBLE (Cf. legible). Related: Illegibly; illegibility … Etymology dictionary
illegible — [adj] unreadable cacographic, crabbed, cramped, difficult to read, faint, hard to make out*, hieroglyphic, indecipherable, indistinct, obscure, scrawled, unclear, undecipherable, unintelligible; concepts 535,576 Ant. decipherable, legible,… … New thesaurus
illegible — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not clear enough to be read. DERIVATIVES illegibility noun illegibly adverb … English terms dictionary
illegible — [i lej′ə bəl] adj. [< IN 2 + LEGIBLE] very difficult or impossible to read because badly written or printed, faded, etc. illegibility n. illegibly adv … English World dictionary
illegible — eligible, illegible These are more likely to be confused in casual speech than in considered writing. Eligible means ‘fit or entitled to be chosen’ (eligible for a pension) or ‘desirable, suitable’ (an eligible bachelor). Illegible means ‘(of… … Modern English usage
illegible — illegibility, illegibleness, n. illegibly, adv. /i lej euh beuhl/, adj. not legible; impossible or hard to read or decipher because of poor handwriting, faded print, etc.: This letter is completely illegible. [1605 15; IL 2 + LEGIBLE] * * * … Universalium
illegible — See illegible, unreadable … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
