Associations to the word «Longhand»

Wiktionary

LONGHAND, noun. The written characters used in the common method of writing; opposed to shorthand, or typing or printing; handwriting.
LONGHAND, adverb. To write something by hand in normal characters, as opposed to shorthand.
LONGHAND, adverb. To write something out by hand (with pen or pencil), rather than printing out; handwritten.

Dictionary definition

LONGHAND, noun. Rapid handwriting in which letters are set down in full and are cursively connected within words without lifting the writing implement from the paper.
LONGHAND, adjective. Having words written out in full by hand; "longhand writing".

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.