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# illegible

adjective (illegible, more illegible)

«illegible» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Too messy, faded or unclear to be read. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/illegible/#m1)

### In the lessons

In school about handwriting; in everyday life about faded signs and smudged notes. It tells the reader that words cannot be read. Phrases: illegible handwriting, almost illegible.

### Examples

- The doctor's handwriting was illegible. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/illegible/#x1)
- Rain made the note illegible. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/illegible/#x2)
- Please write neatly, this answer is illegible. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/illegible/#x3)
- The old gravestone was worn and illegible. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/illegible/#x4)
- My signature looks illegible but it's my name. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/illegible/#x5)
- The smudged ink left the last line illegible. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/illegible/#x6)

### Note

Opposite: legible (clear enough to read). Noun: illegibility. Do not confuse with illegal (against the law) or ineligible (not allowed to take part).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «illegible» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/illegible/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«illegible» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/illegible.html) on Mova free.