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
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2.8
Made by using a pen instead of typing or printing
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9.5
Written in the writer's own handwriting
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8.4
A document that the author writes entirely by hand
Writing done by hand, often in old books
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.