cursive
cursive
Definition
cur·sive (kʉr′siv)
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
- a cursive character
- a manuscript in cursive writing
- 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.
