cursive

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun rapid handwriting in which letters are set down in full and are cursively connected within words without lifting the writing implement from the paper
  2. adjective having successive letter joined together

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French cursif, from Medieval Latin cursīvus, from Latin cursus.

In classic literature

Synonyms

longhand, running hand, cursive script

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