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Definition of "longhand" []

  • Cursive writing. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "longhand" in a sentence
  • "Writing is one of the plastic arts, which is why I still write in longhand for a first draft."
  • "Right now as I'm writing this out in longhand I'm in a Barnes and Noble in San Antonio while my wife is suffering through a business meeting nearby."
  • "She wrote in longhand and maintained a discplined schedule, writing five hours a day, four days a week."