First Known Use: 1598
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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
1
a : moving from topic to topic without order : rambling b : proceeding coherently from topic to topic
2
: marked by analytical reasoning
3
: of or relating to discourse <discursive practices>
— dis·cur·sive·ly adverb
— dis·cur·sive·ness noun
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Origin of DISCURSIVE
Medieval Latin discursivus, from Latin discursus, past participle of discurrere to run about — more at discourse
Related to DISCURSIVE
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- desultory, digressional, digressionary, digressive, excursive, leaping, maundering, meandering, rambling, wandering
Rhymes with DISCURSIVE
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