scrawly
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- scrawliness noun
Etymology
Origin of scrawly
Example Sentences
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And finally they’re filled with a hand-drawn animation, in scrawly white on black, of a crowd of figures crossing and recrossing some empty urban space.
From New York Times • Nov. 1, 2023
Ike no Taiga, who was immersed in literati culture and wowed people by painting, impromptu, with his fingers, gives us big scrawly portraits of Chinese eccentrics.
From New York Times • Jan. 30, 2014
Newly minted Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel signed off on a letter to a former Senate colleague this week with a scrawly, nearly illegible version of his signature.
From Washington Post • Mar. 13, 2013
When the locksmith jiggered it open, he found a letter in large, scrawly handwriting.
From The Guardian • Feb. 17, 2011
After convincing himself that he was quite alone in the huge old parlour, the hopeless Mr. Garrison guiltily drew from the inside pocket of his coat a thick and scrawly letter.
From Her Weight in Gold by McCutcheon, George Barr
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