- hieroglyphic, hieroglyphical - resembling hieroglyphic writing
- hieroglyphic, hieroglyphical - written in or belonging to a writing system using pictorial symbols
- hieroglyph, hieroglyphic - writing that resembles hieroglyphics (usually by being illegible)
--1 is a kind of writing
- hieroglyph, hieroglyphic - a writing system using picture symbols; used in ancient Egypt
--2 is a kind of orthography, writing system
--2 has particulars: hieratic, hieratic script