What does discursive mean?
Definitions for discursive
dɪˈskɜr sɪvdis·cur·sive
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Princeton's WordNet
dianoetic, discursiveadjective
proceeding to a conclusion by reason or argument rather than intuition
digressive, discursive, excursive, ramblingadjective
(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"
Wiktionary
discursiveadjective
Tending to digress from the main point; rambling.
discursiveadjective
Using reason and argument rather than intuition.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
DISCURSIVEadjective
Etymology: discursif, French, from discurro, Latin.
Some noises help sleep; as the blowing of the wind, and the trickling of water: they move a gentle attention, and whatsoever moveth attention, without too much labour, stilleth the natural and discursive motion of the spirits. Francis Bacon, N. Hist.
There is a sanctity of soul and body, of more efficacy for the receiving of divine truths, than the greatest pretences to discursive demonstration. Henry More, Divine Dialogues.
There hath been much dispute touching the knowledge of brutes, whether they have a kind of discursive faculty, which some call reason. Matthew Hale, Origin of Mankind.
ChatGPT
discursive
Discursive refers to a form of writing, conversation, or thought process that is expansive, detailed, and covers a wide range of topics or ideas, often moving from one subject to another in a logical and coherent manner. It's an analytical kind of communication that explores and examines different viewpoints or aspects of a particular subject.
Webster Dictionary
Discursiveadjective
passing from one thing to another; ranging over a wide field; roving; digressive; desultory
Discursiveadjective
reasoning; proceeding from one ground to another, as in reasoning; argumentative
Etymology: [Cf. F. discursif. See Discourse, and cf. Discoursive.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Discursive
dis-kur′siv, adj. running from one thing to another: roving, desultory: proceeding regularly from premises to conclusion: intellectual, rational.—ns. Discur′sion, desultory talk: act of reasoning; Discur′sist, a disputer.—adv. Discur′sively.—n. Discur′siveness.—adj. Discur′sory, discursive.—n. Discur′sus, argument. [See Discourse.]
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of discursive in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of discursive in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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