handwrite

American  

[hand-rahyt] / ˈhændˌraɪt /

verb (used with object)

handwrote, handwrit, handwritten, handwrit, handwriting

1. to write (something) by hand.

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Etymology

Origin of handwrite

First recorded in 1840–50; back formation from handwriting

Example Sentences

Elisha handed Maggie a letter stating that there was never any promise to marry and asked her to copy it in her own handwriting.

From Literature

At the time she didn’t know what was causing pain in her right leg and the intense itching on her arms, legs and torso — or why her handwriting had “gone funky.”

From Los Angeles Times

Every detail of her Olympic visit was closely scrutinised, from the clothes she wore to the bag she was carrying and even her handwriting.

From Barron's

He initially tried to explain the incorrect date by claiming someone had misread his handwriting.

From BBC

And Chip’s address wasn’t typed but written—in firm grown-up handwriting, like a teacher’s.

From Literature