longhand
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4.6
- noun
- /ˈlɔːŋˌhænd/
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escritura a mano
- Stump sits on his bed, smoking his pipe and writing in longhand on pieces of paper of all sizes.
- write in longhand
Who writes longhand anymore besides me and a couple of others?
- Who writes longhand anymore besides me and a couple of others?
- And she says I copy writers who I love in longhand.
- I write in longhand and just goes on and on and on.
- Well, both Morse and Vail were of the long tradition of writing letters by longhand.
Examples
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You know, because I write all my first drafts in longhand in these lined notebooks.
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Normally, I write in longhand, later transferring what I have written into typed copy.
Fiction book (1990) -
You took the time in longhand to send me a letter, which I still have.
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I write them out longhand in the hall at school, surrounded by other kids, and I talk as I work...
Fiction book (1991) -
Occasionally, I write a poem in longhand to see whether I can still do it.
Blog text (3) -
I went back to working exclusively in longhand.
Fiction book (2000) -
Ike wrote the permission in longhand and mailed it to Henry Holcomb.
Fiction book (2000) -
After lunch, he returned to a small office overlooking a busy avenue and wrote the horoscopes in longhand using a weighty fountain pen.
Fiction book (2002) -
Not in a word program or digital file, but in longhand, writing every word out so that every inflection of penmanship, every word chosen, scratched out, revised, is recorded.
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She prefers to write her notes in longhand instead of typing them on a computer.
Synonyms
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1.4
The way a person writes letters and words by hand
93
8.1
The way a person forms letters when they write
15
5.3
The skill of writing by hand clearly and neatly
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4.3
A style of writing in which letters are joined and flow together
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4.4
Handwriting in which letters join together in a smooth, flowing way
A quick way of writing where letters in a word stay joined without lifting the pen
Letters that slant to the left in writing
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Longhand is the 'long' or full hand style of writing where each letter is written out, not shortened into symbols or put on a keyboard, so the word means handwriting done by hand rather than shorthand or typed text.