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   scribble

   /ˈskrɪbl/

   verb

   • 1. write or draw (something) carelessly or hurriedly: "he took the clipboard and scribbled something illegible"
   • ▪ write for a living or as a hobby: "they scribbled, potted, and painted"

   noun

   • 1. a piece of writing or a picture produced carelessly or hurriedly: "illegible scribbles"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from medieval Latin scribillare, diminutive of Latin scribere ‘write’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. scribbly adjective

   Scrabble Points: 14

   • S

     1

   • C

     3

   • R

     1

   • I

     1

   • B

     3

   • B

     3

   • L

     1

   • E

     1

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