[kur-siv] 
| 1. | (of handwriting) in flowing strokes with the letters joined together. |
| 2. | Printing. in flowing strokes resembling handwriting. |
| 3. | a cursive letter or character. |
| 4. | Printing. a style of typeface simulating handwriting. |
| cur·sive (kûr'sĭv) adj. Having the successive letters joined together: cursive writing; a cursive style of type. n.
[French (écriture) cursive, cursive (handwriting), from Medieval Latin (scrīpta) cursīva, from Latin cursus, past participle of currere, to run; see kers- in Indo-European roots.] cur'sive·ly adv., cur'sive·ness n. |