handwrit means manuscript; any nonprinted or handwritten text. It carries an Arena rating of 1539, earned across 24 head-to-head judged battles.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, handwrit ranks #3,132 of 17,126 for Most Elegant Words, #3,333 of 17,130 for Most Beautiful Words, #4,109 of 17,128 for Most Ponderous Words, #4,919 of 17,127 for Most Vivid Words.
handwrit is pronounced /ˈhændɹɪt/.
Why “handwrit” is a great word
HANDWRIT — [Noun] A manuscript or any text written by hand rather than printed. From Middle English hande-writt, from Old English handġewrit ("handwriting, autograph, written agreement"), equivalent to hand + writ ("something written"). Unlike "manuscript," which cloaks itself in literary or historical formality, or "handwriting," which concerns the idiosyncratic character of the script, "handwrit" is the humble, tactile artifact itself. It is the grocery list left on the kitchen table, the faint address in a grandparent’s ledger, or the secret note passed in a classroom—the fragile, mortal proof of a mind that moved a hand across a page.
Etymology
From Middle English hande-writt, from Old English handġewrit (“handwriting, autograph, written agreement”), equivalent to hand + writ.
noun
- manuscript; any nonprinted or handwritten text
- a book or document written by hand
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