Definition of excursive
: constituting a digression : characterized by digression
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excursively
adverb
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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
excursive Synonyms
Synonyms
desultory, digressive, discursive, leaping, maundering, meandering, rambling, wandering;
Near Antonyms
coherent, consistent, logical;
direct, focused (also focussed), straightforward, undeviating;
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