Meanings
alternative hand-written
- not comparableWritten with a person's hand, as opposed to typed.
Dr Richard Beeching's handwritten draft of his report survives in the National Archives.
2023 March 8, David Clough, “The long road that led to Beeching”, in RAIL, number 978, page 431 more example
The bible was used by Presley throughout his life until his death on 16 August 1977 and contains his handwritten notes, thoughts and annotations.
2012 September 8, Cass Jones, “Elvis Presley's bible sells for £59,000”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 19 Jan 2024Synonyms: longhand
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveWritten with a person's hand, as opposed to typed.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectivewritten by hand
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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Translations
Catalan manuscrit
- manuscritwritten with a pen or pencil
Dutch handgeschreven
- handgeschrevenwritten with a pen or pencil
Finnish käsinkirjoitettu
- käsinkirjoitettuwritten with a pen or pencil
German handschriftlich
- handschriftlichwritten with a pen or pencil
Greek χειρόγραφος
- χειρόγραφος (cheirógrafos)written with a pen or pencil
Hungarian kézzel írott, kézírásos
- kézzel írottwritten with a pen or pencil
- kézírásoswritten with a pen or pencil
- kézírottwritten with a pen or pencil
Norwegian Bokmål håndskreven
- håndskrevenwritten with a pen or pencil
Polish odręczny, rękopiśmienny
- odręcznywritten with a pen or pencil
- rękopiśmiennywritten with a pen or pencil
Portuguese manuscrito
- manuscritowritten with a pen or pencil
Russian рукопи́сный
- рукопи́сный (rukopísnyj)written with a pen or pencil
Swedish handskriven
- handskrivenwritten with a pen or pencil
Cite this entry
handwritten. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/handwritten
“handwritten.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/handwritten. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “handwritten,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/handwritten.
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