longhand

Noun · Adjective
US[lawng-hand]/ˈlɔŋˌhænd/2 syllables
Synonyms: running handcursivecursive script

Open English WordNet

Noun (1)

  1. rapid handwriting in which letters are set down in full and are cursively connected within words without lifting the writing implement from the paperSynonyms: running handcursivecursive scriptType of handwriting, handKinds italic, round hand, minuscule, copperplate

Adjective (1)

  1. having words written out in full by hand“longhand writing”Opposite spokenSimilar written
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Long′hand′ noun

The written characters used in the common method of writing; — opposed to shorthand; as, took it down in longhand.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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