cacography

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/kæˈkɒɡrəfɪ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kə kog′rə fē)


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ca•cog•ra•phy  (kə kog′rə fē),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. bad handwriting; poor penmanship.
  2. incorrect spelling.
  • caco- + -graphy 1570–80
ca•cog′ra•pher, n. 
cac•o•graph•ic  (kak′ə graf′ik),USA pronunciation cac′o•graph′i•cal, adj. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
cacography / kæˈkɒɡrəfɪ/
  1. bad handwriting
    Compare calligraphy
  2. incorrect spelling
    Compare orthography
cacographic / ˌkækəˈɡræfɪk/, ˌcacoˈgraphical

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