cursive
Americanadjective
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(of handwriting) in flowing strokes with the letters joined together.
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Printing. in flowing strokes resembling handwriting.
noun
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a cursive letter or character.
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Printing. a style of typeface simulating handwriting.
adjective
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of or relating to handwriting in which letters are formed and joined in a rapid flowing style
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printing of or relating to typefaces that resemble handwriting
noun
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a cursive letter or printing type
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a manuscript written in cursive letters
Other Word Forms
- cursively adverb
- cursiveness noun
- noncursive adjective
- noncursively adverb
- transcursive adjective
- transcursively adverb
Etymology
Origin of cursive
1775–85; < Medieval Latin cursīvus flowing (said of penmanship), equivalent to Latin curs ( us ) (past participle of currere to run) + -īvus -ive
Example Sentences
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I stole a quick glance at her paper, the loopy cursive writing as neat and tidy as her hair.
From Literature
This feels important enough to warrant a metaphor, yet too complicated to be summed up by any single letter—even a cursive capital G, if those still exist.
From Barron's
She could play chess, divide fractions, write in cursive, and do a strong-voiced recitation of at least three different Shakespearean sonnets.
From Literature
Lady Constance rarely had the patience to write these herself, and her cursive letters were loopy to the point of being illegible.
From Literature
“Will do,” it read in his own dear, sweet, familiar cursive, with its poetic loops and flourishes.
From Literature
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