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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

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

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cursive Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • loop: Looped cursive was taught almost exclusively in UK schools until after the Second World War.

Adjective modifier

  • late: Hence for all practical purposes these late cursives must be treated as if they were among our older uncials.

Modifies a noun

  • handwriting: They also occur frequently in images of printed characters or cursive handwriting.

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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