longhand

noun

long·​hand ˈlȯŋ-ˌhand 

: handwriting: such as

a

: characters or words written out fully by hand

b

: cursive writing

Synonyms

• calligraphy
• handwriting
• manuscript
• penmanship
• script

Examples of longhand in a Sentence

She wrote the book in longhand.

my computer was down for most of the afternoon, so I wrote out my report in longhand

Recent Examples on the Web

And while other companies began to digitize operations, Samyang’s employees did their books in longhand. —Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2024

Put to task by Aboriginal elders, her job was to take down their every word in longhand. —Natasha Frost, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2024

The final, one of Brown’s first in college, required him to write the formulas on paper longhand, rather than typing them in a cell on computer spreadsheet, which can serve as a guide for the data to be input. —oregonlive, 31 Aug. 2021

Another team oversaw the registration of evacuees, writing their names in longhand in a ledger. —James Verini, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2022

Word History

First Known Use

1666, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

longhand

noun

long·​hand ˈlȯŋ-ˌhand 

1

: the characters or words written out fully by hand

2

: cursive writing