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cursive

[kur-siv]

adjective

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

  2. Printing.in flowing strokes resembling handwriting.



noun

  1. a cursive letter or character.

  2. Printing.a style of typeface simulating handwriting.

cursive

/ ˈɜːɪ /

adjective

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

  2. printing of or relating to typefaces that resemble handwriting

“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

noun

  1. a cursive letter or printing type

  2. a manuscript written in cursive letters

“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
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Other Word Forms

  • cursively adverb
  • cursiveness noun
  • noncursive adjective
  • noncursively adverb
  • transcursive adjective
  • transcursively adverb
  • ˈܰ adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of cursive1

1775–85; < Medieval Latin ܰīܲ flowing (said of penmanship), equivalent to Latin curs ( us ) (past participle of currere to run) + -īܲ -ive
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Word History and Origins

Origin of cursive1

C18: from Medieval Latin ܰīܲ running, ultimately from Latin currere to run
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Example Sentences

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Her left leg is a canvas of tributes: Dior, her 3-year-old son, is inked behind her knee in flowing cursive.

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It tasted like something you might find in a glass bottle at a café where the music is low, the lighting flattering, and the smoothie menu handwritten in cursive.

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Johnson wasn’t sure which signature that was, but he knew it would have looked different: After printing his name for years, he perfected his cursive signature only a few months ago.

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The first project was to improve the iconic cursive Rose Bowl marquee at the south end of the stadium.

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“Etiquette is kind of beside the point. It’s like reading a ransom note and going, ‘This cursive is just so lovely.

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