Definition of cursive Cursive

cur•sive

We found 10 definitions of cursive from 5 different sources.

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What does cursive mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Adjective

cursive, cursiver, cursivest

cursive - having successive letter joined together; "cursive script"
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • cursive (a.)
    Running; flowing.
  • cursive (n.)
    A character used in cursive writing.
  • cursive (n.)
    A manuscript, especially of the New Testament, written in small, connected characters or in a running hand; -- opposed to uncial.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • cursive
    kur′siv, adj. written with a running hand, of handwriting: flowing.—adv. Cur′sively. [Low L. cursivus—L. currĕre, to run.]

Part of speech

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  • cursive, noun, singular of cursives.
  • cursive, adjective.

Pronunciation

Word frequency

Cursive is...

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Sign Language

cursive in sign language
Sign language - letter C Sign language - letter C Sign language - letter U Sign language - letter U Sign language - letter R Sign language - letter R Sign language - letter S Sign language - letter S Sign language - letter I Sign language - letter I Sign language - letter V Sign language - letter V Sign language - letter E Sign language - letter E