cursive

¹cur·sive

adj \ˈkər-siv\

Definition of CURSIVE

: running, coursing: as a of writing : flowing often with the strokes of successive characters joined and the angles rounded b : having a flowing, easy, impromptu character

— cur·sive·ly adverb

— cur·sive·ness noun

Origin of CURSIVE

French or Medieval Latin; French cursif, from Medieval Latin cursivus, literally, running, from Latin cursus, past participle of currere to run

First Known Use: circa 1784