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handwritten

handwritten adjective: written with a person's hand, as opposed to typed. Also the past participle of handwrite.

handwritten: written with a person's hand, as opposed to typed
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Adjective

handwritten (not comparable)

  1. Written with a person's hand, as opposed to typed.
    • 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 2024
    • 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 43
    Synonyms:
    longhand

Also used as

handwritten is also the past participle of handwrite.

handwritten meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Telugu

handwritten in Hindi

हस्तलिखित

handwritten in Tamil

கையால் எழுதப்பட்டது, கையால் எழுதப்பட்டவை

handwritten in Marathi

हस्तलिखित

handwritten in Telugu

చేతితో వ్రాసినవి, చేతితో రాసింది, చేతితో వ్రాసినది
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handwritten in Malayalam
കൈകൊണ്ട് എഴുതിയത്
handwritten in Kannada
ಕೈಯಿಂದ ಬರೆಯಲಾಗಿದೆ
handwritten in Gujarati
હસ્તલિખિત, હાથથી લખાયેલું
handwritten in Odia
ହସ୍ତଲିଖିତ
handwritten in Nepali
हस्तलिखित

Synonyms of handwritten

Forms of handwritten

alternative formhand-written

Origin of handwritten

From hand + written.

Questions about handwritten

What does handwritten mean?
Handwritten means written with a person's hand, as opposed to typed.
What is handwritten in Hindi?
Handwritten in Hindi is हस्तलिखित. See Handwritten meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is handwritten?
Handwritten is an adjective.

Words near handwritten in the dictionary

  1. handwrites
  2. handwriting
  3. handwriting on the wall
  4. handwritings
  5. handwrits
  6. handwritten
  7. handwrote
  8. handwrought
  9. handy
  10. handy dandy
  11. handy talkie

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: handwritten (page history and authors); handwritten (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); handwritten (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); handwritten (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); handwritten (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); handwritten (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); handwritten (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); handwritten (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); handwritten (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); handwritten (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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