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discursive

adjective dis·cur·sive \dis-ˈkər-siv\

: talking or writing about many different things in a way that is not highly organized

Full Definition of DISCURSIVE

a : moving from topic to topic without order : rambling

b : proceeding coherently from topic to topic

: marked by analytical reasoning

: of or relating to discourse <discursive practices>

— dis·cur·sive·ly adverb

— dis·cur·sive·ness noun

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Medieval Latin discursivus, from Latin discursus, past participle of discurrere to run about — more at discourse

First Known Use: 1598

Synonyms: desultory, digressional, digressionary, digressive, excursive, leaping, maundering, meandering, rambling, wandering

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