WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
il•leg•i•ble /ɪˈlɛdʒəbəl/USA pronunciation
adj.
il•leg•i•bly, adv.: She wrote illegibly.See -leg-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- not legible; impossible or hard to read:to scrawl an illegible message.
il•leg•i•bly, adv.: She wrote illegibly.See -leg-.
il•leg•i•ble
(i lej′ə bəl),USA pronunciation adj.
il•leg′i•bil′i•ty, il•leg′i•ble•ness, n.
il•leg′i•bly, adv.
- not legible;
impossible or hard to read or decipher because of poor handwriting, faded print, etc.:This letter is completely illegible.
- il-2 + legible 1605–15
il•leg′i•bly, adv.
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