illegible

adj
/ɪˈlɛd͡ʒəbəl/

Etymology

From il- + legible.

  1. derived from legō
  2. formed as illegible — “in- + legible

Definitions

  1. Not clear enough to be read

    Not clear enough to be read; unreadable; not legible or decipherable.

    • illegible handwriting
    • illegible scribbles
    • illegible symbols

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at illegible. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at illegible. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

8 hops · closes at illegible

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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