Definition of cursive
cursively
adverbcursiveness
nounFrom the M-W Editors
Recent Examples of cursive from the Web
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Kathleen Wright, national handwriting administrator for Zaner-Bloser, said that 21 states have added a cursive requirement for schools and about a dozen more are debating the issue.
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All but a handful of states have adopted the Common Core State Standards in English language arts, which do not require cursive instruction.
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In his clear, cursive style, Welch expressed similar contrition in his note.
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And our democracy may even depend on cursive skills.
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A few call out to my modern sensibilities—fresh ingredients, simple instructions, asides in her cursive script to ensure my success.
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But cursive handwriting is going the way of the rotary telephone – an ancient relic of modern communication.
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Telling time by hands on a clock Like cursive writing, analog clocks are teetering on extinction.
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There, on another concrete wall, in giant cursive writing, was his father’s name, Melvin Lamkey.
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Origin and Etymology of cursive
French or Medieval Latin; French cursif, from Medieval Latin cursivus, literally, running, from Latin cursus, past participle of currere to run
cursive
Definition of cursive
1 : a manuscript written in cursive writing; also : cursive writing
2 : a style of printed letter resembling handwriting
Examples of cursive in a Sentence
He writes in cursive when he takes notes.
Recent Examples of cursive from the Web
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Each photograph was mounted on a 6-by-4.5-inch card, which was often signed by the photographer in elegant cursive.
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From the photo, one looks like cursive...something?
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The standards left out a requirement for cursive while advocating keyboarding skills by fourth grade.
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Kids learn how to read cursive and properly form letters, write words, sentences and paragraphs in cursive through visuals, activities and personalized projects.
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After earning a degree in political science at Drew University in Madison, N.J., in 1960, Mr. Castile taught history and chancery cursive, a 15th-century form of calligraphy, at St. Thomas Choir School in Manhattan.
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With the smallest of tricks (like, adding loops to my cursive 'r' and darkening my down strokes), my handwriting has steadily improved.
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While the lettering on Roman masonry is, for the most part, wonderfully regular, striding along in neat capitals, the tablets are written in cursive, which is wildly various in style and quality.
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Currently, the state lets local school districts to decide whether to teach cursive, said Jackie Matthews, a spokeswoman for the Illinois State Board of Education.
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First Known Use of cursive
1838
CURSIVE Defined for English Language Learners
cursive
Definition of cursive for English Language Learners
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: a type of handwriting in which all the letters in a word are connected to each other
CURSIVE Defined for Kids
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playDefinition of cursive for Students
: a type of handwriting in which all the letters of a word are connected to each other
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