tachygraphicadj.
/takɪˈɡrafɪk/ Of or pertaining to the art of tachygraphy or rapid writing; spec. applied to a cursive or running handwriting as opposed to one having separate and fully-formed letters, also to writing with many contractions, ligatures, and compendia.
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society > communication > writing > handwriting or style of > [adjective] > cursive
running1575
tachygraphic1728
voluble1745
tachygraphical1764
cursive1784
Spencerian1883
current1891
joined-up1983
1728 J. Byrom Full Acct. Robbery Epping-Forest 6 No Help! said I, No Tachygraphic Pow'r, To interpose in this unequal Hour.
a1763 J. Byrom Art Eng. Poetry vi To learn the truly tachygraphic Plan.
1852 H. Rogers Eclipse of Faith 38 Amuse yourself (I know your old tachygraphic skill),..by jotting down some fragments of our absurdities.
1879 P. Le P. Renouf Hibbert Lect. 14 The Egyptians had from the earliest times used a tachygraphic or cursive character which is a rough and abridged form of the hieroglyphic.
1890 E. M. Thompson in Classical Rev. May 220/1 Thus was introduced into the Greek writing of the middle ages a new set of compendia commonly called tachygraphic signs.
Derivatives
tachyˈgraphical adj. [see -ical suffix] = main sense
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society > communication > writing > handwriting or style of > [adjective] > cursive
running1575
tachygraphic1728
voluble1745
tachygraphical1764
cursive1784
Spencerian1883
current1891
joined-up1983
1764 T. Jefferson Let. 23 Jan. in Papers (1950) I. 15 I will send you some of these days Shelton's Tachygraphical Alphabet, and directions.
1884 P. Schaff et al. Relig. Encycl. III. 2556/1 The old character..was altered..and assumed somewhat of a cursive, or tachygraphical form.
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