cacography

noun

Definition of cacographynext
as in hen track

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  1. scratch
  2. scribble
  3. handwriting
  4. script
  5. penmanship
Noun
  • Tonally, the organization treaded carefully between seriousness and levity; with few previous models for this sort of organizing, members had to – as Frazier would later put it in a 1995 essay – do it from scratch.
    Jazmine Hughes, Them, 20 Dec. 2024
  • John is a good friend and has been an invaluable partner to me as co-founder, building Moonbug from scratch, raising investment, acquiring IP, and selling to CandleMedia/Blackstone.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of scratch
Noun
  • Just scribble on an object or person (there are separate modes for them) to create a Magic Mask.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 3 Oct. 2024
  • The asymmetrical picture, featuring Picasso's trademark scribble, is of a woman with brown hair wearing a blue dress and red lipstick.
    Becca Longmire, People.com, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of scribble
Noun
  • According to Klippenstein, parts of the document are unintelligible due to Mangione's handwriting.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Other possible signs include handwriting changes (like smaller handwriting than normal), tremors or shaking even when resting, and trouble walking (like a very slow or shuffling walk, or balance issues).
    Jessie Van Amburg, SELF, 25 Nov. 2024
Definition of handwriting
Noun
  • Even at 160 minutes, the pressure-cooker script is a breeze.
    Tomris Laffly, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024
  • And there’s a perfect Mt. Juliet script logo painted on the press box. Beautiful.
    Tyler Palmateer, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of script
Noun
  • Even the artist’s characteristically earnest penmanship, seen frequently in his work, seems potentially inauthentic when compared with the rapid, disheveled handwriting present in his diaries and personal notes, displayed in a documentary vitrine on the museum’s mezzanine.
    Mateus Nunes, Artforum, 1 Dec. 2024
  • The penmanship also matches other manuscripts by the composer.
    Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Oct. 2024
Definition of penmanship
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