autographic

9.5

Written in the writer's own handwriting

adjective
/ˌɔːtəˈɡræfɪk/

: autográfico

Scholars were excited to discover an autographic manuscript among the archives.

Examples

The autographic note was a treasured keepsake.
The museum displayed an autographic letter written by the novelist.
Her autographic signature increased the value of the book.
Can you verify if this document is autographic?
The author's autographic signature on the first page adds value to the book.
She proudly displayed her autographic manuscript at the literary festival.
His autographic note revealed his personal thoughts and feelings about the project.

Synonyms

handwritten

vsautographic

18 2.8

Made by using a pen instead of typing or printing

is specifically by the author's own hand rather than any hand

holographic

vsautographic

Formal

4 8.4

A document that the author writes entirely by hand

is the same in meaning but uses an alternate adjective form

holographical

vsautographic

Formal

9.9

Written completely by its author in their own handwriting

is the same in meaning but differs in word form

chirographic

vsautographic

9.9

Relating to writing done by hand

is specific to the creator's own handwriting rather than just relating to handwriting

How Personal

autographic

9.5

handwritten

18 2.8

to typewritten

1 3.3

to print

397 1.0

Surface Forms

autographic positive

Morphology

autographic = autograph (transparent) = autograph + ic

Derived directly from 'autograph' with the adjective-forming suffix '-ic', so the meaning 'relating to a signature or written by the author' is straightforward.

Etymology

Autographic comes from auto- meaning 'self' and -graph meaning 'write', the same parts you see in autograph. A helpful way to remember it is that an autographic signature is 'self-written' by the person, so an autographic document is written in the author's own handwriting.