rapid handwriting in which letters are set down in full and are cursively connected within words without lifting the writing implement from the paper
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longhand::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | cursive, cursive script, running hand |
| Type of | handwriting, hand, script |
| Has types | minuscule, italic, copperplate, round hand |
longhand::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
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longhand writing.
Examples of longhand
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Thomas Harris attended the trial, taking notes in longhand on yellow legal pads.
From the theatlantic.com
That night in his room, he picked up a pen and paper to write his song longhand.
From the washingtonpost.com
On this are placed longhand notes, photographs, memoranda, all sorts of things.
From the theatlantic.com
He says he wrote the book himself, in longhand, though some of it sounds dictated.
From the newsweek.com
As he wrote out drafts in longhand, Melville's novel found its way into the story.
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I also write and answer all my mail, so I write 400 to 600 longhand letters a month.
From the post-gazette.com
Audrey Lawson painstakingly wrote her letters longhand on sheets of lined stationery.
From the chron.com
Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. writes out all his opinions in longhand.
From the washingtontimes.com
He loved the sheer act of it, writing every morning and always in longhand.
From the economist.com
- Having words written out in full by hand; "longhand writing"
- Rapid handwriting in which letters are set down in full and are cursively connected within words without lifting the writing implement from the paper
- Cursive is any style of handwriting that is designed for writing notes and letters quickly by hand. In the Arabic, Latin, and Cyrillic writing systems, the letters in a word are connected, making a word one single complex stroke. The word "cursive" comes from the Latin cursivus, meaning "flowing".
- The written characters used in the common method of writing; -- opposed to shorthand, or typing or printing; handwriting; To write something by hand in normal characters, as opposed to shorthand; To write something out by hand (with pen or pencil), rather than printing out; handwritten
- Longhand is a Texas Holdem game involving seven or more people. Strategy guides usually offer different strategies for long and short hand games.
- This refers to a poker game with seven or more people.
