rapid handwriting in which letters are set down in full and are cursively connected within words without lifting the writing implement from the paper
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cursive::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
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| Synonyms | cursive script, longhand, running hand |
| Type of | handwriting, hand, script |
| Has types | minuscule, italic, copperplate, round hand |
cursive::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
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cursive script.
Examples of cursive
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In 2006, only 15% of the students taking the SATs wrote their essays in cursive.
From the usatoday.com
Many argue that the need of cursive writing is outdated in the age of computers.
From the washingtonpost.com
Cursive handwriting is archaic and quite frankly useless in the Information Age.
From the economist.com
Cursive script and semi-cursive script forms of kanji were adopted as shinjitai.
From the en.wikipedia.org
I taught cursive because it helped students get the sequence of letters correct.
From the blogs.psychcentral.com
However, the style of handwriting used in this research was not a cursive style.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Egyptians used cursive hieroglyphs for religious literature on papyrus and wood.
From the en.wikipedia.org
She touched on each daily, using her perfect cursive to fill hundreds of books.
From the post-gazette.com
The students are also practicing cursive by writing quotes from Maria Montessori.
From the tennessean.com
- Having successive letter joined together; "cursive script"
- Longhand: rapid handwriting in which letters are set down in full and are cursively connected within words without lifting the writing implement from the paper
- (cursively) in a cursive manner
- Cursive is any style of handwriting that is designed for writing notes and letters quickly by hand. In the Arabic, Latin, and Cyrillic writing systems, the letters in a word are connected, making a word one single complex stroke. The word "cursive" comes from the Latin cursivus, meaning "flowing".
- Cursive is an American indie rock band from Omaha, Nebraska, on Saddle Creek Records.
- Used to describe typefaces that resemble written script.
- Typefaces that resemble handwriting, frequently having joins or the suggestion of joins between letters.
- Script which is rapidly written as letters are joined together
- A form of continuous writing in which letters are connected to one another, and designed according to some commercial system; the most common allograph of a grapheme. Curtailment An abbreviation wherein the last letter(s) of a word are omitted.
