Longhand Definition

lônghănd, lŏng-
noun
Cursive writing.
American Heritage
Ordinary handwriting, in which the words are written out in full, as distinguished from shorthand or typing.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
adverb
To write something by hand in normal characters, as opposed to shorthand.
Wiktionary

To write something out by hand (with pen or pencil), rather than printing out; handwritten.

I had to write the essay out twice longhand - they wouldn't let me print it out. It took forever!
Wiktionary

Origin of Longhand

Longhand Sentence Examples

  • Most times I do the first draft in longhand trying to capture the immediacy of the inspired moment.

  • I wrote the entire novel longhand in order to sustain its theme of physicality, of being rooted.

  • When it's in rhyme I always work longhand.

  • Rowling, born in 1965, began writing the series longhand in a coffee shop and typing it on a manual typewriter.

Find Similar Words

Find similar words to longhand using the buttons below.

Words Starting With

LLOLON

Words Ending With

DNDAND

Unscrambles

longhand

Words Starting With L and Ending With D

Starts With L & Ends With DStarts With LO & Ends With DStarts With L & Ends With ND

Word Length

8 Letter Words8 Letter Words Starting With L8 Letter Words Ending With D