Definitions for scrawl
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. scribble, scratch, scrawl, cacographyverb

   poor handwriting

2. scribble, scrawlverb

   write carelessly

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. scrawlnoun

   An Irregular, possibly illegible handwriting.

2. scrawlnoun

   A hastily, or carelessly written note etc.

3. scrawlverb

   To write something hastily or illegibly.

4. scrawlverb

   To write in an irregular or illegible manner.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Scrawlnoun

   Unskilful and inelegant writing.

   Etymology: from the verb.

   The left hand will make such a scrawl, that it will not be legible. John Arbuthnot, Hist. of John Bull.

   Mr. Wycherly, hearing from me how welcome his letters would be, writ to you, in which I inserted my scrawl. Alexander Pope.

2. To Scrawlverb

   Etymology: I suppose to be corrupted from scrabble.

   1. To draw or mark irregularly or clumsily.2. To write unskilfully and inelegantly.

   Peruse my leaves through ev’ry part,
   And think thou see’st its owner’s heart,
   Scrawl’d o’er with trifles thus, and quite
   As hard, as senseless, and as light. Jonathan Swift.

   Think not your verses sterling,
   Though with a golden pen you scrawl,
   And scribble in a Berlin. Jonathan Swift.

   3. [From crawl.]To creep like a reptile. Robert Ainsworth

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Scrawl

   Scrawl was an American indie rock trio based in Columbus, Ohio, and active from the mid-1980s.

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1. scrawl

   Scrawl is a form of writing or drawing that is hurried or careless, and therefore difficult to read or understand. It can also refer to the action of scribbling such hurried or illegible markings.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Scrawlverb

   see Crawl

2. Scrawlverb

   to draw or mark awkwardly and irregularly; to write hastily and carelessly; to scratch; to scribble; as, to scrawl a letter

3. Scrawlverb

   to write unskillfully and inelegantly

4. Scrawlnoun

   unskillful or inelegant writing; that which is unskillfully or inelegantly written

5. Etymology: [Probably corrupted from scrabble.]

WikidataRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Scrawl

   Scrawl is a musical trio based in Columbus, Ohio. The founding members are Marcy Mays, Sue Harshe, and Carolyn O'Leary. Their first show, in the summer of 1985, was a 20-minute opening spot for the Meat Puppets. Their first album, Plus, Also, Too, was self-produced and released in 1987 on the local label No Other Records. The following year the band was signed to the ill-fated Rough Trade Records U.S., for whom they released two albums, He's Drunk and Smallmouth. Their raw, somewhat primitive sound is influenced by the UK post-punk scene of the late 1970s, but their American inflection greatly influenced the Riot Grrrl sound of the 1990s. When Rough Trade U.S. filed for bankruptcy in 1990, the band was forced to bid for their master recordings at auction during the label's Chapter 11 proceedings. Fortunately, they succeeded. Their next release, a seven-track EP called Bloodsucker, was released on the Chicago-based Feel Good All Over label. Drummer O'Leary left the group in May 1992, and was replaced by Dana Marshall.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Scrawl

   skrawl, n. (U.S.) brushwood.

2. Scrawl

   skrawl, v.t. and v.i. to scrape, mark, or write irregularly or hastily.—n. irregular or hasty writing: bad writing: a broken branch of a tree: the young of the dog-crab.—n. Scrawl′er.—adj. Scrawl′y, ill-formed. [A contr. of scrabble.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. scrawl

   The young of the dog-crab, or a poor sort of crab itself.

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1. scrawl

   Song lyrics by scrawl -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by scrawl on the Lyrics.com website.

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1. crawls

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of scrawl in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of scrawl in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=scrawl
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Scrawl
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=scrawl
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scrawl
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scrawl
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=scrawl
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=scrawl
9. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=scrawl