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[ kur-siv ] / ˈkɜr sɪv / SEE SYNONYMS FOR cursive ON THESAURUS.COM
adjective(of handwriting) in flowing strokes with the letters joined together. Printing. in flowing strokes resembling handwriting. nouna cursive letter or character. Printing. a style of typeface simulating handwriting. Origin of cursive1775–85; <Medieval Latin cursīvus flowing (said of penmanship), equivalent to Latin curs(us) (past participle of currere to run) + -īvus-ive OTHER WORDS FROM cursivecur·sive·ly, adverbcur·sive·ness, nounnon·cur·sive, adjectivenon·cur·sive·ly, adverb trans·cur·sive, adjectivetrans·cur·sive·ly, adverb Words nearby cursiveCurschmann's spirals, curse, cursed, curses, curse word, cursive, cursor, cursorial, cursory, curst, curt Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cursiveMy Facebook page still reflects that—Modest Mouse and Cursive and El-P. How to Stay on Facebook and Protect Your Privacy at the Same Time|Jesse Singal|July 20, 2012|DAILY BEAST “Slurring is the cursive of speech,” Katey tells a drunken dinner-party companion one night. Great Weekend Reads|Malcolm Jones, Matt Gallagher, Saul Austerlitz, Sharon Steel|September 11, 2011|DAILY BEAST In the cursive form it becomes , and this was frequently used for two in Germany until the 18th century. The Hindu-Arabic Numerals|David Eugene Smith Handprinting doesn't always give the same amount of information about writing habit as does cursive writing. Warren Commission (4 of 26): Hearings Vol. IV (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
A cursive semicolon is an old-style semicolon somewhat resembling a handwritten z. Supralinear means directly over a letter. The Art or Crafte of Rhetoryke|Leonard Cox These cursive characters possessed one advantage: they were capable of considerable abbreviation within certain limits. It seems evident that the Chinese four, curiously enough called "eight in the mouth," is only a cursive . The Hindu-Arabic Numerals|David Eugene Smith
British Dictionary definitions for cursive
adjectiveof or relating to handwriting in which letters are formed and joined in a rapid flowing style printing of or relating to typefaces that resemble handwriting nouna cursive letter or printing type a manuscript written in cursive letters Derived forms of cursivecursively, adverbWord Origin for cursiveC18: from Medieval Latin cursīvus running, ultimately from Latin currere to run 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 Words related to cursivefunctioning, constant, working, slow, secure, successful, peaceful, smooth, quiet, comfortable, pleasant, effortless, soft, uncomplicated, offhand, painless, sinuous, running, rolling, falling |