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cursive

[kur-siv]

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adjective

(of handwriting) in flowing strokes with the letters joined together.

Printing. in flowing strokes resembling handwriting.

noun

a cursive letter or character.

Printing. a style of typeface simulating handwriting.

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

Related formscur·sive·ly, adverbcur·sive·ness, nounnon·cur·sive, adjectivenon·cur·sive·ly, adverbtrans·cur·sive, adjectivetrans·cur·sive·ly, adverb

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Related Words for cursive

functioning, constant, working, slow, secure, successful, peaceful, smooth, quiet, comfortable, pleasant, effortless, soft, uncomplicated, offhand, painless, sinuous, running, rolling, falling

Examples from the Web for cursive

Contemporary Examples of cursive

My Facebook page still reflects that—Modest Mouse and Cursive and El-P.
How to Stay on Facebook and Protect Your Privacy at the Same Time
Jesse Singal
July 20, 2012
“Slurring is the cursive of speech,” Katey tells a drunken dinner-party companion one night.
Great Weekend Reads
Malcolm Jones, Matt Gallagher, Saul Austerlitz, Sharon Steel
September 11, 2011

Historical Examples of cursive

If possible, change the settings for “cursive” and “fantasy” to fonts of your choice.
All Round the Year
Edith Nesbit
The individual letters of this "Cursive" may be more easily studied in 84.
Letters and Lettering
Frank Chouteau Brown
Now there has often been expressed on the part of the advocates of the cursive MSS.
British Quarterly Review, American Edition, Vol. LIII
Various
There is a considerable difference between the printed and cursive forms of the Tibetan alphabet.
Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3 (of 3)
Charles Eliot
Can you explain the meaning of the term "cursive" apart from your use in this instance?
Warren Commission (7 of 26): Hearings Vol. VII (of 15)
The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy

British Dictionary definitions for cursive

cursive

adjective

of or relating to handwriting in which letters are formed and joined in a rapid flowing style

printing of or relating to typefaces that resemble handwriting

noun

a cursive letter or printing type

a manuscript written in cursive letters

Derived Formscursively, adverb

Word Origin for cursive

C18: from Medieval Latin cursīvus running, ultimately from Latin currere to run

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for cursive

adj.

1784, from French cursif (18c.), from Medieval Latin cursivus "running," from Latin cursus "a running," from past participle of currere "to run" (see current (adj.)). The notion is of "written with a running hand" (without raising the pen), originally as opposed to the older uncial hand.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper