penmanship
the art of handwriting; the use of the pen in writing.
a person's style or manner of handwriting: clear penmanship; poor penmanship.
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How to use penmanship in a sentence
The space to write is miniscule, so I will, to the best of my ability, use my capacity for penmanship that I learned during my career.
I have impressively terrible penmanship—my 12th grade English teacher compared it to something you’d find on a “criminal manifesto”—and it has only gotten worse since then.
The new iPad Air is the best tablet for most people | Stan Horaczek | October 30, 2020 | Popular-ScienceI will tell you this, I always type my reports because I have messy handwriting/penmanship.
Rogue L.A. Cop’s Facebook Manifesto: ‘You Will Now Live the Life of Prey’ | The Daily Beast | February 8, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTNo trace of his penmanship was to be found—a very handy tip for future use.
And Miss Winter opened a French exercise-book, certainly containing anything but elegant specimens of penmanship.
The Daisy Chain | Charlotte Yonge
I wrote that letter of introduction—I haven't studied penmanship for nothing, you know.
Mrs. Raffles | John Kendrick BangsYou are to come three nights a week, for lessons in arithmetic and penmanship.
From Farm to Fortune | Horatio Alger Jr.He then advised the boy to take lessons in penmanship, in order to improve his writing.
Fifty-Two Story Talks To Boys And Girls | Howard J. ChidleyAnd that belief is soon taken from him by his instructor of penmanship, who has a turn to liberal ideas.
British Dictionary definitions for penmanship
/ (ˈpɛnmənʃɪp) /
style or technique of writing by hand: Also called: calligraphy
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