verb, noun — 5 senses
/ˈskɹɪbəl/
Etymology From Middle English scriblen, from (1) scrīben + -le and/or (2) Latin scrībillō (found in conscrībillō), from cōnscrībō, from scrībō (“write”), equivalent to scribe + -le (frequentative suffix).
Ambitransitive To write or draw carelessly and in a hurry.
To doodle.
To write badly; to work as an inferior author or journalist.
Etymology From Middle English scriblen, from (1) scrīben + -le and/or (2) Latin scrībillō (found in conscrībillō), from cōnscrībō, from scrībō (“write”), equivalent to scribe + -le (frequentative suffix).
Careless, hasty writing, doodle or drawing
Etymology From Dutch schribbelen (“to scratch”), from Middle Dutch schrobben (“to scrub, scrape, scratch”), variant of schrapen, schrappen. Related to scrub.
Obsolete To card or tease (wool) coarsely; to run through a scribbler.
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