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单词 scribblative
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scribblativeadj.

Brit. /ˈskrɪblətɪv/, U.S. /ˈskrɪblədɪv/
Forms: 1800s scriblative, 1800s– scribblative.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: scribble v.1, -ative suffix.
Etymology: < scribble v.1 + -ative suffix, perhaps after talkative adj. Compare slightly earlier scribblatory adj.
Now rare.
Of or relating to scribbling; relating to the production of carelessly composed or worthless writing. Cf. scribble v.1 2.In later use apparently echoing quot. 1829.
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society > communication > writing > handwriting or style of > [adjective] > bad > illegible or untidy
unlegible1451
foul?1467
scribbled1550
scribbling1592
crabbed1612
hieroglyphical1613
scrabbled1625
illegible1640
unreadable1655
scribbly1659
pot-hook1674
scrawlinga1754
undecipherable1758
scribblative1829
scrawly1833
scrawny1833
scrawled1848
hieroglyphic1856
pot-hooky1867
scriggly1896
chicken scratch1933
1829 R. Southey Sir Thomas More II. 48 All of which are..denied by our professors of the arts babblative and scribblative.
1837 Knickerbocker Mar. 293 One might as well stipulate wantonly for a bad epitaph from a cutter of tomb-stones, as to attempt release from the scribblative obligation.
1881 Sat. Rev. 26 Feb. 282/2 He did not see anything that hundreds and thousands of professors of the arts gaddative and scriblative have not seen before him.
1978 Times 13 Nov. 20/3 His friendship with Cardinal Hume is concerned with this [sc. the ecumenical movement], rather than the more sensational matrimonial reasons dear to the arts babblative and scribblative of gossip columnists.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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