Definitions
a rude decoration inscribed on rocks or walls
Word origin
Borrowed from Italian graffiti, from graffito, from graffire, borrowed from Ancient Greek γρᾰ́φω (grắphō, “to write”), from Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō, from Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ-.
Used in a sentence
“The underpass is a popular place for graffiti artists.”
“The city council spends thousands of pounds removing graffiti from public buildings.”
“The removal of unsightly graffiti on the sides of railway bridges spanning major roads in the North West is to be handed over to National Highways, to speed up the job.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Wall writing”8 letters
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