discursive
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adjective \dis-ˈkər-siv\Definition of DISCURSIVE
1
a : moving from topic to topic without order : rambling b : proceeding coherently from topic to topic
2
: marked by analytical reasoning
3
: of or relating to discourse <discursive practices>
— dis·cur·sive·ly adverb
— dis·cur·sive·ness noun
See Examples of DISCURSIVE
- <the speaker's discursive style made it difficult to understand his point>
Origin of DISCURSIVE
Medieval Latin discursivus, from Latin discursus, past participle of discurrere to run about — more at discourse
First Known Use: 1598
Related to DISCURSIVE
- Synonyms
- desultory, digressional, digressionary, digressive, excursive, leaping, maundering, meandering, rambling, wandering
Rhymes with DISCURSIVE
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