illegible
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Illegible in themselves, the fragments of form live "a collective life," like the faces in "a proletarian procession."
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Illegible handwriting, for instance, may go far to retard or arrest a youth’s success.
From Personal Reminiscences in Book Making and Some Short Stories by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)
An Illegible Page from Diary The entries in my journal for this time are exceedingly meagre; there are sometimes weeks when there is nothing but the most necessary meteorological observations with remarks.
From Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 by Nansen, Fridtjof
Illegible and transparent at the creases, it looks like one of those window-blinds made of squares sewn together.
From Under Fire: the story of a squad by Wray, Fitzwater
Illegible, il-lej′i-bl, adj. that cannot be read: indistinct.—ns.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various
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