Meaning & use
cursive
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Describing a flowing style of handwriting in which the letters are joined together.
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Her grandmother's letters were written in elegant cursive that took a moment to decipher.
Many schools no longer teach students how to write in cursive.
A note on using this word
Also used as a noun for the writing style itself, as in "write in cursive."
Words with a similar meaning
scriptflowing
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Words with an opposite meaning
printblock letters
Another way to use it
2. noun
A flowing style of handwriting with joined letters.
His signature was an illegible scrawl of cursive.
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