Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

illegibly

/ɪˈlɛ.dʒɪb.li/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.06 in modern English

Syllables: il-leg-i-bly
IPA: /ɪˈlɛ.dʒɪb.li/

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a manner that produces illegible results.

Example Sentences

"The doctor illegibly scrawled his signature: if it weren't on his letterhead, no-one would know who had written it."

Etymology

Etymology tree English illegible Middle English -ly English -ly English illegibly From illegible + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more illegibly (comparative) most illegibly (superlative)

Synonyms

undecipherably unreadably

Questions

How do you pronounce illegibly?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪˈlɛ.dʒɪb.li/.
What does illegibly mean?: In a manner that produces illegible results.
Where does illegibly come from?: Etymology tree English illegible Middle English -ly English -ly English illegibly From illegible + -ly.

How to pronounce illegibly

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