Definitions for cacographykəˈkɒg rə fi
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ca•cog•ra•phykəˈkɒg rə fi(n.)
bad handwriting.
poor spelling.
Origin of cacography:
1570–80
cac•o•graph•icˌkæk əˈgræf ɪk(adj.)cac`o•graph′i•cal
Princeton's WordNet
scribble, scratch, scrawl, cacography(noun)
poor handwriting
Wiktionary
cacography(Noun)
Bad spelling.
cacography(Noun)
Bad handwriting.
cacography(Noun)
The act of exhibiting these traits
Origin: From κακός + γράφω. Believed to have been introduced in the late sixteenth century, with the emergence of printing technologies and standard lexicon, the need for orthographic spelling was mandatory as opposed to the prior method of spelling upon personal preference.
Webster Dictionary
Cacography(noun)
incorrect or bad writing or spelling
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