cur·sive (kûr s v)adj. Having the successive letters joined together: cursive writing; a cursive style of type. n. 1. A cursive character or letter. 2. A manuscript written in cursive characters. 3. Printing A type style that imitates handwriting. [French (écriture) cursive, cursive (handwriting), from Medieval Latin (scr  pta) cursva, from Latin cursus, past participle of currere, to run; see kers- in Indo-European roots.]cur sive·ly adv.cur sive·ness n. |
cursive [ˈkɜːsɪv]
adj
1. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) of or relating to handwriting in which letters are formed and joined in a rapid flowing style
2. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) Printing of or relating to typefaces that resemble handwriting
n
1. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) a cursive letter or printing type
2. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) a manuscript written in cursive letters
[from Medieval Latin cursīvus running, ultimately from Latin currere to run]
cursively adv
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  cursive - rapid handwriting in which letters are set down in full and are cursively connected within words without lifting the writing implement from the paperminuscule - a small cursive script developed from uncial between the 7th and 9th centuries and used in medieval manuscripts copperplate - a graceful style of handwriting based on the writing used on copperplate engravings italic - a style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right round hand - a clearly written style of longhand with large round curves handwriting, script, hand - something written by hand; "she recognized his handwriting"; "his hand was illegible" |
| Adj. | 1. | cursive - having successive letter joined together; "cursive script" written - set down in writing in any of various ways; "written evidence" |
Translations
adj cursive [ˈkəːsiv]
(of handwriting) with letters joined. kursief, lopend مُشَبّ، مُوَصّلأ (خَط) слят spojovaný kursiv in Schreibschrift συνεχής γραφή cursivo sidus سر هم؛ شکسته yhtenäinen cursif כְתָב מְחוּבָּר घसीट kurziv folyóírás kursif samfelldur corsivo 続け書きの 필기체의 rašytinėmis raidėmis saistīts raksts (par rokrakstu) tulisan bersambung lopend flytende łączony cursivo cursiv рукописный; курсивный písané písmo ležeč kurzivan skrivstil ที่เขียนแบบตัวอักษรต่อกันไป harfleri bitişik (字跡)草寫(體)的 рукописний رواں یا شکستہ خط viết thảo （字迹）草写的
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