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excursive

adjective
ex·cur·sive | \ ik-ˈskər-siv \

Definition of excursive 

: constituting a digression : characterized by digression

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excursively adverb
excursiveness noun

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Synonyms

desultory, digressive, discursive, leaping, maundering, meandering, rambling, wandering

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Examples of excursive in a Sentence

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

First Known Use of excursive

1659, in the meaning defined above

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Dictionary Entries near excursive

excursional

excursionist

excursion ticket

excursive

excursus

excurvature

excurved

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