Scrawl, v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Scrawled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Scrawling.] [Probably corrupted from scrabble.] To
draw or mark awkwardly and irregularly; to write hastily and
carelessly; to scratch; to scribble; as, to scrawl a
letter.
His name, scrawled by himself.
Macaulay.Scrawl (skrôl), n. Unskillful
or inelegant writing; that which is unskillfully or inelegantly
written.
The left hand will make such a scrawl, that it
will not be legible.
Arbuthnot.
You bid me write no more than a scrawl to
you.
Gray.Scrawl, v. i. To write unskillfully
and inelegantly.
Though with a golden pen you
scrawl.
Swift.Scrawl (?), v. i. See
Crawl. [Obs.] Latimer.