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noun

Definition of cursivenext
as in handwriting
a type of writing in which all the letters in a word are connected to each other He writes in cursive when he takes notes.

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adjective

as in informal

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Recent Examples of cursive
Noun
Still, teaching cursive in today’s schools is not necessarily simple. — Mary Jean Tecce Decarlo, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026 Some people at the time thought a person’s character could be evaluated based on the quality of their cursive. — Washington Post, 20 Aug. 2026
Adjective
Here is a look at the flag, and the team used more of a cursive font this year compared to the 2025 version. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2026 However, many states have brought cursive requirements back to the classroom, with 27 states now mandating cursive instruction. — Jillian Pretzel, Parents, 30 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for cursive
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cursive
  1. handwriting
  2. informal
  3. print
  4. unauthorized
  5. automatic
  6. spontaneous
  7. instinctive
  8. impulsive
Noun
  • Many of the edit tools can also be applied to multiple pages at a time, including edge cropping, hole filling, handwriting erase, and standardization (such as for scaling or background color processing).
    — David English, PC Magazine, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Federal prosecutors allege that the handwriting in that message was matched with the new batch of letters through a handwriting analysis.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of handwriting
Adjective
  • Youth unemployment stands at about 23% and a large majority of those who do have a job work in the informal sector.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Just this week, some Massachusetts senators voted in an informal session to advance a bill that would put a stop to springing forward and falling back.
    — Amanda Callahan, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of informal
Noun
  • Cabins away from the main house are rustic but comfortable, with Audubon prints, Native American artifacts, and William Morris wallpaper.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Nov. 2026
  • The company capitalized on the ballet flat craze by offering the popular style in a full spectrum of colors, prints and customizable options.
    — Justin Zacks, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of print
Adjective
  • There are claims that Cabinet officials, politicians, journalists, civil society leaders and business executives were also subjected to unauthorized surveillance.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Police allege the unauthorized wiretapping took place between 2025 and 2026 — when Listyo was Indonesia's police chief — and that the suspects ordered the wiretaps without following proper procedure.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of unauthorized
Adjective
  • Mississippi does not have an automatic recount process, but a challenger can seek a court order for one.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Mississippi's election procedures do not have an automatic recount provision.
    — Dan Mangan, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of automatic
Adjective
  • My interruptions only spoiled the spontaneous flow of Bob’s thoughts.
    — Keith McDermott, Vanity Fair, 30 Oct. 2026
  • While some demonstrations have been announced, including on October 31, other protests are spontaneous.
    — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of spontaneous
Adjective
  • Tall grasses, subtropical forest, and birdsong envelop the property in 360-degree wilderness, encouraging an instinctive shift down a gear.
    — Luke Abrahams, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Like Irving Berlin, Miranda is an instinctive musician whose mistakes can be worth more than other people’s rules.
    — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of instinctive
Adjective
  • But last Christmas, the designer went out on an impulsive—and what would prove to be fateful—run through Paris along the Seine, the city’s famous central waterway.
    — Max Berlinger, Vogue, 2 Nov. 2026
  • In many instances Rama approaches difficult situations with restraint and adherence to dharma (righteous conduct), whereas Lakshmana is expressive, impulsive, quick to anger, and distrustful.
    — Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of impulsive

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“Cursive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cursive. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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