scribbly

[skrib-lee]

adjective

1. written or drawn in a hasty, careless, or messy way, or looking as if written or drawn in such a way.

   None of us can make out this scribbly note he left—can you?

   I really like the scribbly style of her comic strips.

Word History and Origins

Origin of scribbly¹

First recorded in 1655–65; scribbl(e) ¹ ( def. ) + -y ¹ ( def. )

Example Sentences

Flowers’s loose, expressive line is a little messy, a little scribbly, with both cursive and all-caps text floating through the images.

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