flowing; not disconnected; specif., designating writing in which the strokes of the letters are joined in each word
noun
a cursive character
a manuscript in cursive writing
Printing a typeface that looks like handwriting, but with unconnected letters
See cursive in American Heritage Dictionary 4
cur·sive
adjective
Having the successive letters joined together: cursive writing; a cursive style of type.
noun
A cursive character or letter.
A manuscript written in cursive characters.
Printing A type style that imitates handwriting.
Origin: French (écriture) cursive, cursive (handwriting), from Medieval Latin (scrīpta) cursīva, from Latin cursus, past participle of currere, to run; see kers- in Indo-European roots.