longhand

noun
/ˈlɒŋˌhænd//lɔŋˌhænd/US

Etymology

From long + hand, by analogy with shorthand.

  1. inherited from *handuz
  2. inherited from *handu
  3. inherited from hand
  4. inherited from hond
  5. compounded as longhand — “long + hand

Definitions

  1. The written characters used in the common method of writing

    The written characters used in the common method of writing; opposed to shorthand, or typing or printing; handwriting.

  2. Written by hand in normal characters, as opposed to shorthand.

  3. Written by hand (with pen or pencil), rather than printed out

    Written by hand (with pen or pencil), rather than printed out; handwritten.

    • I had to write the essay out twice longhand – they wouldn’t let me print it out. It took forever!

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for longhand. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA