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View synonyms for handwriting

handwriting

[hand-rahy-ting]

noun

  1. writing done with a pen or pencil in the hand; script.

  2. a style or manner of writing by hand, especially that which characterizes a particular person; penmanship.

    an eccentric handwriting.

  3. a handwritten document; manuscript.



handwriting

/ ˈhændˌraɪtɪŋ /

noun

  1. writing by hand rather than by typing or printing

  2. a person's characteristic writing style

    that signature is in my handwriting

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Word History and Origins

Origin of handwriting1

1375–1425; late Middle English hand writyng; hand + writing
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Idioms and Phrases

Idioms
  1. handwriting on the wall, a premonition, portent, or clear indication, especially of failure or disaster: Also writing on the wall.

    The company had ignored the handwriting on the wall and was plunged into bankruptcy.

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Example Sentences

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Jokes around the notoriously bad handwriting of many doctors that can only be deciphered by pharmacists are common in India, as around the world.

From BBC

She said the administration would be open to a handwriting expert reviewing the signature on the letter.

Sitting in her living room, it is impossible to miss a white wall adorned in black handwriting.

From BBC

“My dad’s handwriting was terrible. He looked like he should have been a doctor. You can hardly read anything he wrote. My mother had perfect penmanship,” she continued.

From Salon

There was another troubling detail: Martinez had cashed a $109 check he said Baker had given him, but a handwriting expert determined that Baker’s signature was forged.

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