Select the appropriate word from the options given below that means the following:
"Handwriting that cannot be read easily."
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Illegible
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) Illegitimate | not allowed by law or rules (it has nothing to do with reading) | The court declared the sale of the land illegitimate. |
| (2) Ineligible | not qualified or not allowed to do or receive something (it sounds like illegible but has a different meaning) | Students below eighteen are ineligible to vote. |
| (3) Illegible (answer) | not clear enough to be read, used above all of handwriting or print | The doctor's prescription was so illegible that the chemist had to phone him. |
| (4) Irresistible | too strong or attractive to be resisted | The smell of fresh bread was irresistible. |