noun / adjective
cursive
KUR-siv/ˈkɜːrsɪv/
A flowing style of handwriting with joined letters.
The pen forms the word 'hello' in flowing, connected cursive letters.
Etymology
The running image describes a hand moving continuously across the page without lifting the pen. That movement produces the joined letters characteristic of cursive writing.
In context
John Wilkes Booth had a very unique cursive signature. And if he would have signed this alias name with a lot of the similar letters and the letter connections, we could conceivably make a match.
More examples
- The class practices cursive letters every morning.
- His cursive is neat and easy to read.
- I print my notes but write letters in cursive.
Forms
cursive
Similar words
- script
- Can mean handwriting generally, not necessarily with joined letters.
- longhand
- Means ordinary handwriting rather than shorthand, whether joined or not.