joined up

English

Adjective

joined up (comparative more joined up, superlative most joined up)

  1. (handwriting) cursive
    Yesterday, the class started to learn joined-up writing.
  2. (often sarcastic) coherent
    The government do not have a joined-up policy on education.

Usage notes
  • The term is most often used to children regarding their ability to write cursively, hence the sarcastic use to adults in other settings.

Verb

joined up

  1. simple past tense and past participle of join up
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