"multo-scribbling" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From Latin multus (“much”) + English -o- + scribbling. The earliest recorded usage appears in the writings of poet Lord Byron in the 1820s. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|multus|t=much}} Latin multus (“much”), {{affix|en|-o-|scribbling}} -o- + scribbling Head templates: {{en-adj|-|head=multo-scribbling}} multo-scribbling (not comparable)
  1. (obsolete, rare, chiefly derogatory) That writes a great deal. Tags: derogatory, not-comparable, obsolete, rare Hyponyms: much-scribbling
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