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Adjective (1)

(of handwriting, print, etc.) not legible“illegible handwriting”Opposite legibleSimilar indecipherable, dirty

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Il·leg′i·ble adjective

Incapable of being read; not legible; as, illegible handwriting; an illegible inscription. — Il·leg′wb-a1′>′i·ble·ness, noun — Il·leg′wb-a1′>′i·bly, adverb

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54