to scrawl a hurried note
1scrawl — v. & n. v. 1 tr. & intr. write in a hurried untidy way. 2 tr. (foll. by out) cross out by scrawling over. n. 1 a piece of hurried writing. 2 a scrawled note. Derivatives: scrawly adj. Etymology: perh. f. obs. scrawl sprawl, alt. of CRAWL …
