scrawly
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And finally they’re filled with a hand-drawn animation, in scrawly white on black, of a crowd of figures crossing and recrossing some empty urban space.
From New York Times ● Nov. 1, 2023
The British government fought vigorously to block public viewing of the “black spider” memos — so-called because of Charles’s scrawly handwriting style.
From Washington Post ● May 13, 2015
Ike no Taiga, who was immersed in literati culture and wowed people by painting, impromptu, with his fingers, gives us big scrawly portraits of Chinese eccentrics.
From New York Times ● Jan. 30, 2014
Cocker fishes a small, violet-coloured notebook from the inside pocket of his jacket and opens it at a random page full of tight, scrawly handwriting.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 26, 2012
It is not merely their illegibility, but they have the scrawly curves and uncertain terminations of the penman who is not certain about the spelling of his own name.
From Great Men and Famous Women, Vol. 7 A Series of Pen and Pencil Sketches of the Lives of More Than 200 of the Most Prominent Personages in History by Charles F. (Charles Francis) Horne
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