cursive script
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- noun
- /ˈkɜːrsɪv skrɪpt/
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escritura cursiva
- His notes were filled with elegant cursive script, making them difficult for others to read.
Examples
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By peering inside that anomalous cup, an observer can see a shining plate, with the names of the builders inscribed there in cursive script.
Academic text (2007) -
The teacher praised her students for developing their cursive script skills throughout the year.
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"How like him," she thought, "perfect cursive script."
Fiction book (2002) -
I was hoping the Twins would go back to their old cursive script.
Blog text (6) -
The card was headed with a personal crest, and the writer, in elegant cursive script, asked him not to leave Washington without coming to the writer's house for a short visit to discuss a matter of some urgency to both our countries and all our people.
Fiction book (1994) -
But before the typewriter with a printing press, before paper or parchment, cursive script or the first bound book, there was the papyrus scroll.
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The cartellino never demanded Roman lettering in the manner of fictive stone and more often contained signatures in Gothic and then later in cursive script.
Academic text (1998) -
We got some good pictures," Dr. Jay told Mrs. Rodgers, who was now fixated on the lab coat because he had his "Dr. Jay" embroidered in perfect cursive script.
Fiction book (2002) -
She scanned her shelves and selected a bottle of greenish stuff, labeled in fine cursive script, EXTRACT OF PEPPERMINT.
Fiction book (1991) -
Many wedding invitations are beautifully printed with cursive script to add a personal touch.
Synonyms
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A style of writing in which letters are joined and flow together
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Writing by hand with letters written fully, often joined together
A quick way of writing where letters in a word stay joined without lifting the pen
Antonyms
How Connected
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase 'cursive script' is directly and transparently composed from 'cursive' (joined, flowing letters) + 'script' (handwriting), so a learner who knows both words can infer it means handwriting with joined letters. This adjectival + noun composition is straightforward and cross-linguistically common (e.g., Spanish 'escritura cursiva'), supporting immediate comprehension.
Etymology
Cursive script describes a way of writing where the letters flow into one another and the pen often does not leave the paper. Because the letters are 'joined' and the hand moves without stopping, the phrase means a fast, flowing style of handwriting.