precursive

English

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɹɪˈkɜː(ɹ)sɪv/

• Audio (Southern England):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)sɪv

Adjective

precursive (not comparable)

1. Preceding; introductory; precursory.
   • 1796, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, The Destiny of Nations:

     But soon a deep precursive sound moan'd hollow.

Related terms

• precursor

Etymology 2

From pre- +‎ cursive.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌpɹiːˈkɜː(ɹ)sɪv/

  • Audio (Southern England):

    (file)

Adjective

precursive (not comparable)

1. Being a style of handwriting that can later be developed into cursive.