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Added 9 October 2026

cursive

/ˈkɝsɪv/ noun

Latin root: cursīvus Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about cursive at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Rapid handwriting in which letters are set down in full and are cursively connected within words without lifting the writing implement from the paper.

adjective

Having successive letter joined together.
cursive script

Origin

Borrowed from Middle French cursif, from Medieval Latin cursīvus, from Latin cursus.

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