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scribble

/ˈskɹɪbəl/ noun

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Latin root: scrībillō Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about scribble at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. Poor handwriting.
  2. An aimless drawing.

verb

  1. Write down quickly without much attention to detail.
  2. Write carelessly.

Origin

From Middle English scriblen, from (1) scrīben + -le and/or (2) Latin scrībillō (found in conscrībillō), from cōnscrībō, from scrībō (“write”), equivalent to scribe + -le (frequentative suffix).

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