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cacography (s) (noun), cacographies (pl)
1. Bad writing or bad handwriting; opposed to calligraphy: Olive has always been told that her cacography was astonishing and that she was the only one could read it.
2. Incorrect spelling; a bad system of spelling; such as, that of current English; an antonym of orthography: Carol noticed a lot of cacography in the newspaper and so she wrote a letter to the editor suggesting that he should hire a proofreader.
Bad handwriting and bad spelling.
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Word Entries at Get Words: “cacography
An unacceptable piece of writing, bad penmanship, incorrect spelling, etc. (1)