adj
cursive
Cursive (adj) means flowing and continuous.
adj
1
Flowing and continuous.
2
Written with the letters joined up, as in joined-up handwriting.
"Then Mambro handed me his manuscript, a sheaf of loose pages really, his cursive handwriting scrawled over them, the exaggerated tails of the f’s and the j’s, the distinct loop of the q."
— Santanu Bhattacharya, Deviants (2025)
3
(grammar) Describing a verb aspect used for an action that carries on steadily through space or time.
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Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French cursif, which came from Medieval Latin cursīvus, in turn from Latin cursus.
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What is the meaning of cursive?
"cursive" (adj) means flowing and continuous.
What is the opposite of cursive?
The opposite of "cursive" is print.
What are the different meanings of cursive?
"cursive" has 3 main meanings: 1. Flowing and continuous; 2. Written with the letters joined up, as in joined-up handwriting; 3. (grammar) Describing a verb aspect used for an action that carries on steadily through space or time.
