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1. (adj.) discursive
passing aimlessly from one subject to another; digressive; rambling.
2. discursive
proceeding by reasoning or argument rather than intuition.
Etymology: (1590–1600; < ML discursīvus. See discourse , -ive)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) dianoetic, discursive
proceeding to a conclusion by reason or argument rather than intuition
2. (adj) digressive, discursive, excursive, rambling
(of e.g. speech and writing) tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects
"amusingly digressive with satirical thrusts at women's fashions among other things"; "a rambling discursive book"; "his excursive remarks"; "a rambling speech about this and that"
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1. (adj) discursive
passing from one thing to another; ranging over a wide field; roving; digressive; desultory
2. (adj) discursive
reasoning; proceeding from one ground to another, as in reasoning; argumentative
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