handwritingnoun [ U ]
uk/ˈhændˌraɪ.tɪŋ/us/ˈhændˌraɪ.t̬ɪŋ/B1 writing with a pen or pencil:
We need to ensure that handwriting is properly taught in our primary schools.
B1 the particular way in which someone forms letters with a pen or pencil:
His handwriting is illegible.
More examples
- Your handwriting is difficult to read because you don't dot your i's.
- Is there any scientific evidence that a person's character is reflected in their handwriting?
- The faintness of the handwriting made the manuscript difficult to read.
- Her handwriting is virtually indecipherable.
- Her handwriting is very hard to read.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Writing & typing
- borrow
- chalk
- chronicle
- co-author
- compose
- copy
- creative writing
- enter
- fair sth out
- fire
- ghostwrite
- misspell
- orthography
- record
- run
- scrawl
- transcription
- typing
- write
- write sth up
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