longhand

Definition

The written characters used in the common method of writing; opposed to shorthand, or typing or printing; handwriting.

Etymology

From long + hand, by analogy with shorthand.

Example Sentences

• "When, however, in any particular case, he has no assured means of determining the true spelling of the name, he should always quietly interrupt the dictater with the request, " Spell it , please," and then write the name in longhand from the dictater's spelling."