scribblement

English

Etymology

scribble +‎ -ment

Noun

scribblement (plural scribblements)

1. (dated) A scribble; bad or hasty writing.
   • 1784 October 20, William Cowper, a letter to the Rev. William Unwin:

     I am tired of this endless scribblement. Adieu!
     Yours, W. C.

References

• “scribblement”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.