cur´sive|ly

cur´sive|ly
cur|sive «KUR sihv», adjective, noun.
–adj.
written with the letters joined together and with flowing strokes. Ordinary handwriting is cursive.
–n.
1. a letter made to join other letters.
2. a style of printing type imitating handwriting.
3. cursive script.
[< Medieval Latin cursivus < Latin cursus, -ūs a running < currere to run]
cur´sive|ly, adverb.

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  • cur|sive — «KUR sihv», adjective, noun. –adj. written with the letters joined together and with flowing strokes. Ordinary handwriting is cursive. –n. 1. a letter made to join other letters. 2. a style of printing type imitating handwriting. 3. cursive… …   Useful english dictionary

  • cur·sive — /ˈkɚsıv/ noun [noncount] : a type of handwriting in which all the letters in a word are connected to each other He writes in cursive when he takes notes. cursive adj cursive handwriting …   Useful english dictionary

  • dis|cur´sive|ness — dis|cur|sive «dihs KUR sihv», adjective. 1. wandering from one subject to another; rambling: »His carefully planned speech was not discursive but stayed right on the subject.…a slow paced, leisurely,…and discursive novel (New York Times).… …   Useful english dictionary

  • dis|cur´sive|ly — dis|cur|sive «dihs KUR sihv», adjective. 1. wandering from one subject to another; rambling: »His carefully planned speech was not discursive but stayed right on the subject.…a slow paced, leisurely,…and discursive novel (New York Times).… …   Useful english dictionary

  • dis|cur|sive — «dihs KUR sihv», adjective. 1. wandering from one subject to another; rambling: »His carefully planned speech was not discursive but stayed right on the subject.…a slow paced, leisurely,…and discursive novel (New York Times). SYNONYM(S):… …   Useful english dictionary

  • ex|cur´sive|ness — ex|cur|sive «ehk SKUR sihv», adjective. 1. off the subject; wandering; rambling. SYNONYM(S): erratic, digressive. 2. of the nature of an excursion. 3. Figurative. desultory: »excursive reading. –ex|cur´sive|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

  • ex|cur´sive|ly — ex|cur|sive «ehk SKUR sihv», adjective. 1. off the subject; wandering; rambling. SYNONYM(S): erratic, digressive. 2. of the nature of an excursion. 3. Figurative. desultory: »excursive reading. –ex|cur´sive|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

  • ex|cur|sive — «ehk SKUR sihv», adjective. 1. off the subject; wandering; rambling. SYNONYM(S): erratic, digressive. 2. of the nature of an excursion. 3. Figurative. desultory: »excursive reading. –ex|cur´sive|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

  • re|cur´sive|ness — re|cur|sive «rih KUR sihv», adjective. 1. Mathematics. recurring; repeated: »recursive functions. The set 2, 4, 6, 8,…is recursive because all its integers can be described as divisible by two (Time). 2. capable of being returned to or used… …   Useful english dictionary

  • re|cur´sive|ly — re|cur|sive «rih KUR sihv», adjective. 1. Mathematics. recurring; repeated: »recursive functions. The set 2, 4, 6, 8,…is recursive because all its integers can be described as divisible by two (Time). 2. capable of being returned to or used… …   Useful english dictionary

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