ex·cur·sive
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Definition of excursive
: constituting a digression : characterized by digression
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- desultory,
- digressional,
- digressionary,
- digressive,
- discursive,
- leaping,
- maundering,
- meandering,
- rambling,
- wandering
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“Excursive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/excursive. Accessed 8 Mar. 2021.
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The first known use of excursive was in 1659
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