scrawl

v., scrawled, scrawl·ing, scrawls.

v.tr.
To write hastily or illegibly.

v.intr.
To write in a sprawling, irregular manner.

n.

1. Irregular, often illegible handwriting.
2. Something, such as a note, written hastily or illegibly.

[Perhaps from obsolete scrawl, to gesticulate, sprawl, from Middle English scrawlen, probably blend of sprawlen, to sprawl. See sprawl and craulen, to crawl; see crawl¹.]

scrawler scrawl'er n.
scrawly scrawl'y adj.

IN BRIEF: Bad handwriting.

Why are all prescriptions written in such a scrawl?

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: poor handwriting
  Synonyms: scribble, scratch, cacography

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The verb scrawl has one meaning:

Meaning #1: write carelessly
  Synonym: scribble

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - kradse ned, nedkradse
v. intr. - oversmøre, skrive en frygtelig klo, overmale
n. - kragetæer, klo, krimskrams, smøreri

Nederlands (Dutch)
krabbelen, slordig schrijven

Français (French)
v. tr. - gribouiller, griffonner
v. intr. - gribouiller
n. - gribouillage

Deutsch (German)
n. - Gekritzel
v. - hinkritzeln

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - δυσανάγνωστο γράψιμο, καλικαντζούρα, ορνιθοσκάλισμα
v. - κακογράφω, γράφω βιαστικά

Italiano (Italian)
scarabocchiare

Português (Portuguese)
n. - garrancho (m)
v. - rabiscar

Русский (Russian)
быстро и небрежно писать, исписать (что-л.) непонятными знаками, неразборчивый почерк, небрежное или наспех написанное письмо

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - garabatear, garrapatear, borronear
v. intr. - hacer garrapatos
n. - escrito garrapateado

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - klotter, krafs, hoprafsat brev
v. - klottra, krafsa ner

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
乱涂, 潦草地写, 乱写, 涂鸦, 潦草书写

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 亂塗, 潦草地寫
v. intr. - 亂寫, 塗鴉, 亂塗
n. - 潦草書寫

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 휘갈겨 쓰다, (벽 등에) 낙서하다
v. intr. - 휘갈겨 쓰다, 낙서하다
n. - 휘갈겨 쓴 글씨, 낙서, 악필

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 走り書き, 乱暴な筆跡, 落書き, なぐり書き
v. - 殴り書きする, 走り書きする, 落書きする

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) خربشه (فعل) يخربش, يكتب بعجله‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮קשקש, שרבט, כתב חטופות, פסל ע"י העברת קו מעליו‬
v. intr. - ‮קשקש, שרבט, כתב חטופות‬
n. - ‮קשקוש, שרבוט‬

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