Synonyms

discursive

American

[dih-skur-siv] / dɪˈskɜr sɪv /

adjective

passing aimlessly from one subject to another; digressive; rambling.

Synonyms:

prolix, long-winded, wandering
proceeding by reasoning or argument rather than intuition.

discursive British

/ dɪˈskɜːsɪv /

adjective

passing from one topic to another, usually in an unmethodical way; digressive
philosophy of or relating to knowledge obtained by reason and argument rather than intuition Compare dianoetic

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Other Word Forms

discursively adverb
discursiveness noun
nondiscursive adjective
nondiscursively adverb
nondiscursiveness noun

Etymology

Origin of discursive

From the Medieval Latin word discursīvus, dating back to 1590–1600. See discourse, -ive

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