running hand

noun

A style of rapid handwriting without lifting the pen.

Similar
longhandcursivecursive script

Meanings

noun
  1. A style of rapid handwriting without lifting the pen.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounrapid handwriting in which letters are set down in full and are cursively connected within words without lifting the writing implement from the paper

Similar
longhandcursivecursive script

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

running hand. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/running%20hand

MLA

“running hand.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/running%20hand. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “running hand,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/running%20hand.

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