of or pertaining to the cursive writing system developed by ancient Egyptian priests alongside the hieroglyphic system.
(art) extremely stylized, restrained or formal; adhering to fixed types or methods; severe in emotional import.
Noun
a writing system used in pharaonic Egypt that was developed alongside the hieroglyphic system, primarily written in ink with a reed brush on papyrus, allowing scribes to write quickly without resorting to the time consuming hieroglyphs.