chirographic
- adjective
- /ˌkaɪrəˈɡræfɪk/
- Old letters often have unique chirographic characteristics that reveal their age.
Examples
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The expert analyzed the chirographic style to determine the author's identity.
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The chirographic evidence suggested the note was written in the nineteenth century.
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The chirographic style of the manuscript was beautiful.
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He admired the chirographic details in the old letter.
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The expert analyzed the chirographic style to determine the author's identity.
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Old letters often have unique chirographic characteristics that reveal their age.
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The chirographic evidence suggested the note was written in the nineteenth century.
Synonyms
Made by using a pen instead of typing or printing
A document that the author writes entirely by hand
Writing done by hand, often in old books
Written in the writer's own handwriting
How Handwritten
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word chirographic comes from chiro- 'hand' and -graph 'write', so it simply means 'handwritten' or about handwriting, much like the word autograph which also uses -graph. That is why chirographic describes something written by hand.