illegible
Meaning
Illegible means not clear enough to be read or deciphered.
💡 Use 'illegible' to describe handwriting or text that cannot be easily read.
Example Sentences
Word in Context
Marina
spent
her
Saturday
morning
organizing
a
stack
of
research
notes
,
aiming
to
reconcile
scattered
observations
before
the
seminar
.
Most
pages
were
neatly
annotated
,
but
one
sheet
was
almost
illegible
because
her
supervisor
had
written
hastily
between
printed
passages
.
Although
she
tried
to
decipher
the
rushed
script
,
several
crucial
references
remained
ambiguous
,
which
made
her
pause
and
retrace
the
argument
structure
.
She
compared
the
marginalia
with
the
relevant
articles
and
,
where
the
handwriting
failed
,
interpolated
likely
phrases
from
the
context
.
Rather
than
rush
through
the
reconstruction
,
she
adopted
a
meticulous
approach
and
flagged
uncertain
points
for
discussion
,
mindful
that
assumptions
could
compromise
the
analysis
.
By
the
time
a
colleague
stopped
by
,
they
had
already
resolved
most
difficulties
and
,
provided
that
a
couple
of
citations
were
confirmed
,
felt
prepared
to
present
a
coherent
summary
.
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