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cacographic

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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • /kˌækəɡrˈæfɪk/
    • /kˌakəɡrˈafɪk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • /kˌækəɡrˈæfɪk/

Definition of cacographic word

  • noun cacographic Displaying the properties of bad spelling or bad handwriting or both. 1

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Parts of speech for Cacographic

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

cacographic popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for cacographic

adjective cacographic

  • unreadable — not readable; undecipherable; scribbled: His scrawl was almost unreadable.
  • indecipherable — not decipherable; illegible.
  • unintelligible — not intelligible; not capable of being understood.
  • crabbed — surly; irritable; perverse
  • cramped — A cramped room or building is not big enough for the people or things in it.

Antonyms for cacographic

adjective cacographic

  • decipherable — to make out the meaning of (poor or partially obliterated writing, etc.): to decipher a hastily scribbled note.
  • legible — capable of being read or deciphered, especially with ease, as writing or printing; easily readable.
  • understandable — capable of being understood; comprehensible.

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