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cacography|kæˈkɒgrəfɪ|
[perh. a. F. cacographie (16th c.), or ad. med. Gr. κακο-γραϕία = bad writing. The analogous ὀρθογραϕία orthography, καλλιγραϕία calligraphy, and some of their derivatives, were used in classical Greek.]
1. Bad writing; bad handwriting. (Opposed to calligraphy).
1656Blount Glossogr., Cacography, ill writing, or a writing of evil things. 1760Swinton in Phil. Trans. LI. 858 The cacography of the Etruscans, as their rude and uncouth manner of writing is termed. 1864Burton Scot Abr. II. 297 The crabbed cacography of the original manuscript. 1864Daily Tel. 28 June, The compositors made very light of cacography.
2. Incorrect spelling; a bad system of spelling, such as that of current English. (Commonly opposed to orthography.)
1580Baret Alv. Let. E. We may still wonder and find fault with our Orthographie (or rather Cacographie in deed). 1655Com. Hist. Francion i. iii. 63 His clerk used a certain kinde of Cacographie, that admitted a multitude of superfluous letters. 1633C. Butler Eng. Gram. in A. J. Ellis E.E. Pronunc. 155 The cause of this cacography which causeth such difficulty is a causeless affectation of the French dialect. 1806Southey Ann. Review IV. 8 The orthography or rather kakography of many of the names is French. 1820Blackw. Mag. VIII. 318 A celebrated critic who sometimes condescends to amend my cacography.
Hence caˈcographer, a bad writer or speller; cacoˈgraphic, -al a., of or pertaining to bad writing or incorrect spelling.
1838Athenæum No. 3099 (1887) 383 A stupid series of cacographical errors. 1864Even. Standard 29 Sept., The most remarkably ungrammatical and cacographical production. 1880J. A. H. Murray Addr. Philol. Soc. 35 Before Norman cacographers spelt them with o. |