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noun hand·writ·ing \ ˈhand-ˌrī-tiŋ \

Definition of handwriting

1 :writing done by hand; especially :the form of writing peculiar to a particular person

2 :something written by hand

— handwriting on the wall

:writing on the wall

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Examples of handwriting in a Sentence

Her handwriting is nearly impossible to read.
she immediately recognized the handwriting on the envelope as that of her old college roommate

Recent Examples of handwriting from the Web

The newspaper reported that Altman also testified that the handwriting on an envelope sent to police in Beverly Hills, California, alerting them to a dead body around the time of Berman’s death looked like Durst’s penmanship.

— christine pelisek, PEOPLE.com, "What’s Next for Accused Murderer Robert Durst, the Real Estate Scion and True Crime TV Subject?," 23 Aug. 2017
His handwriting was delicate and beautiful, like a nun’s.

— cullen murphy, Vanities, "When Fairfield County Was the Comic-Strip Capital of the World," 9 Aug. 2017
There was a lot of handwriting analysis, and even a birth-records search.

— claire landsbaum, The Cut, "The 9-Year-Old Boy Who Wrote Donald Trump a Fan Letter Is Reportedly Real," 28 July 2017
That is clearly a female PA's handwriting on that card.

— elizabeth logan, Glamour, "'The Bachelorette' Season 13 Episode 9 Recap: Meet the Lindsays," 24 July 2017
In January, Gavaghan got those words inked on his left wrist – in Brody’s handwriting.

— matthew vantryon, Indianapolis Star, "41st Gav's Classic honors Brody Stephens legacy," 17 July 2017
The system has several upscale standard features, such as handwriting-recognition software on its center-console touchpad and a 14-speaker, 630-watt Bose surround-sound system.

— eric stafford, Car and Driver, "2017 Audi A7," 12 July 2017
For prolonged handwriting, use a big pen with an oversized, soft grip adapter and free-flowing ink.

— julie isphording, Cincinnati.com, "How to keep your most important extremities healthy," 10 July 2017
Launched in 1993, the device's handwriting recognition function failed to live up to expectations.

— oscar holland, CNN, "Museum of Failure: What can we learn from history's worst designs?," 3 July 2017

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First Known Use of handwriting

15th century

handwriting Synonyms

Synonyms

hand, penmanship, script

Antonyms

print, type, typewriting

Related Words

cacography, hen scratch, hen track, scratch, scrawl, scribble; backhand, copperplate, cursive, print, running hand; autograph, John Hancock, John Henry, signature

HANDWRITING Defined for English Language Learners

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Definition of handwriting for English Language Learners

: the way a person's writing looks

HANDWRITING Defined for Kids

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noun hand·writ·ing \ ˈhand-ˌrī-tiŋ \

Definition of handwriting for Students

:a person's writing

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