handwriting in which the letters are slanted and close together, formed without often lifting the pen or pencil from the paper
running hand in American English
noun
script or calligraphy characterized by uniformly slanted letters that are written quickly and connected by long, continuous strokes of the pen
Word origin
[1640–50]This word is first recorded in the period 1640–50. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: differential, electric, elevator, impulse, intrigue