excursive

adjective

ex·​cur·​sive ik-ˈskər-siv 

: constituting a digression : characterized by digression

excursively adverb

excursiveness noun

Synonyms

• rambling
• wandering
• discursive
• indirect

Examples of excursive in a Sentence

an excursive story line that some readers of Melville's novel find very rewarding

Word History

First Known Use

1659, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for excursive

• aversive
• coercive
• discursive
• dispersive
• immersive
• recursive
• subversive
• cursive