cacography

noun

Definition of cacographynext
as in hen track

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  1. scratch
  2. scribble
  3. handwriting
  4. script
  5. penmanship
Noun
  • Rather than automakers building custom solutions from scratch, Drive Hyperion provides a complete framework that can be adapted and scaled according to specific needs.
    Esat Dedezade, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Synthetic biologists can use GEMs to design entirely new organisms or metabolic pathways from scratch.
    Blaise Manga Enuh, The Conversation, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of scratch
Noun
  • The administrator in the group proceeded to draw a chaotic scribble.
    Nora Herting, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Just scribble on an object or person (there are separate modes for them) to create a Magic Mask.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of scribble
Noun
  • Much of that reasoning is attributed to the rise in using computers instead of handwriting documents, as well as the frequent use of text messaging, according to the organization.
    Danielle Jennings, People.com, 15 Jan. 2025
  • The team’s research takes them around the U.K. and beyond, into homes, museums and laboratories, and to the places where the artists worked, to engage with conservators, scientists, handwriting experts, archivists and others.
    Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of handwriting
Noun
  • What started as a two-page short film script grew longer and longer as years passed by.
    Payal Kapadia, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Self-healing tests—where AI detects changes in the application and automatically updates test scripts—are becoming critical.
    Maneesh Sharma, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of script
Noun
  • But while in his penmanship, the recipe still has her hands all over it.
    Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 2 Jan. 2025
  • Redman – Muddy Waters Too An esteemed emcee whose penmanship is above reproach, Redman is one of the most lauded rappers of all-time.
    Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of penmanship
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