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chirographic

chirographic

9.9
Relating to writing done by hand
  • adjective
  • /ˌkaɪrəˈɡræfɪk/
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  • Old letters often have unique chirographic characteristics that reveal their age.

Examples

  • The expert analyzed the chirographic style to determine the author's identity.

  • The chirographic evidence suggested the note was written in the nineteenth century.

  • The chirographic style of the manuscript was beautiful.

  • He admired the chirographic details in the old letter.

  • The expert analyzed the chirographic style to determine the author's identity.

  • Old letters often have unique chirographic characteristics that reveal their age.

  • The chirographic evidence suggested the note was written in the nineteenth century.

Synonyms

handwritten
vschirographic
18 2.8

Made by using a pen instead of typing or printing

is broader, referring to handwriting and things related to it
holographic
vschirographic
  • Formal
4 8.4

A document that the author writes entirely by hand

applies more widely, not only to documents entirely penned by their author
scriptorial
vschirographic
  • Archaic
8.9

Writing done by hand, often in old books

focuses more on handwriting and things written by hand
autographic
vschirographic
9.5

Written in the writer's own handwriting

does not require the author to have physically written the item

How Handwritten

calligraphic
1 7.5
chirographic
9.9
handwritten
18 2.8
typewritten
  • Archaic
1 3.5

Surface Forms

chirographic positive

Morphology

chirographic = chiro + graphic (semi-transparent) = chiro + graphic

The components 'chiro' and 'graphic' suggest a relation to handwriting, but the specific meaning is specialized.

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.