- cacographical
- adjective see cacography
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
cacographical
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cacographical — cacographic / ō grafˈik/ or cacographˈical adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑cacography … Useful english dictionary
cacography — noun Date: 1580 1. bad spelling compare orthography 2. bad handwriting compare calligraphy • cacographical adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
cacography — cacographer, n. cacographic /kak euh graf ik/, cacographical, adj. /keuh kog reuh fee/, n. 1. bad handwriting; poor penmanship. 2. incorrect spelling. [1570 80; CACO + GRAPHY] * * * … Universalium
cacography — /kæˈkɒgrəfi/ (say ka kogruhfee) noun 1. bad handwriting (opposed to calligraphy). 2. incorrect spelling (opposed to orthography). {caco + graphy} –cacographer, noun –cacographic /kækəˈgræfɪk/ (say kakuh grafik …
cacography — [kə käg′rə fē] n. [ CACO + GRAPHY] 1. bad handwriting 2. incorrect spelling cacographic [kak΄ə graf′ik] adj. cacographical … English World dictionary
cacography — n. 1 bad handwriting. 2 bad spelling. Derivatives: cacographer n. cacographic adj. cacographical adj. Etymology: Gk kakos bad, after orthography … Useful english dictionary
