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cursive Definition

cur·sive (kʉrsiv)

adjective

flowing; not disconnected; specif., designating writing in which the strokes of the letters are joined in each word

Etymology: ML cursivus < L cursus: see course

noun

  1. a cursive character
  2. a manuscript in cursive writing
  3. Printing a typeface that looks like handwriting, but with unconnected letters
cursive Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • loop: Looped cursive was taught almost exclusively in UK schools until after the Second World War.
  • learn: I think we should not be forced to learn cursive.
  • write: He reads well, can do simple math, writes a messy cursive and of course is a delight to his family.
  • include: All the Greek manuscripts, including the cursive 248 ( on this see below ) have this displacement.

Adjective modifier

  • late: Hence for all practical purposes these late cursives must be treated as if they were among our older uncials.
  • mixed: The Old Syriac and the mixed cursives can no longer be treated as authorities for the " Western " text.

Modifies a noun

  • handwriting: They also occur frequently in images of printed characters or cursive handwriting.
  • script: In Victorian schools, most children were taught a looped, cursive script.
  • writing: In Year 1 children start to learn cursive writing with brushes, pencils and crayons.
  • style: Details of how to form letters using the cursive style will be provided to help you support your child.
  • hand: Please note: The document is written in a mixed cursive hand with the first line in italic.
  • form: The document is written from right to left in hieratic, a quicker, more cursive form of hieroglyphics.

Modifying Another Word

  • somewhat: Unlike the al-Ma'il, the Mashq was horizontal in form and can be distinguished by its somewhat cursive and leisurely style.

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