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   discursive

   /dɪˈskəːsɪv/

   adjective

   • 1. digressing from subject to subject: "students often write dull, second-hand, discursive prose" Similar ramblingdigressivemeanderingwanderingmaunderingdiffuselonglengthycircuitousroundaboutcircumlocutoryperiphrasticverboselong-windedprolixinformal:wordywafflyrare:pleonasticlogorrhoeicambagiousOpposite concise
   • ▪ (of a style of speech or writing) fluent and expansive: "the short story is concentrated, whereas the novel is discursive" Similar fluentflowingfluideloquentarticulateelegantexpansiveOpposite terse
   • 2. relating to discourse or modes of discourse: "the attempt to transform utterances from one discursive context to another"
   • 3. proceeding by argument or reasoning rather than by intuition. archaic

   Word Origin late 16th century: from medieval Latin discursivus, from Latin discurs-, literally ‘gone hastily to and fro’, from the verb discurrere (see discourse).

   Derivatives

   • 1. discursively adverb
   • 2. discursiveness noun

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   1. a. : moving from topic to topic without order : rambling. gave a discursive lecture. discursive prose. b. : proceeding coherently from topic to topic. 2. philosophy : marked by a method of resolving complex expressions into simpler or more basic ones : marked by analytical reasoning. 3. : of or relating to discourse. discursive practices.

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   DISCURSIVE definition: 1. involving discussion: 2. talking about or dealing with subjects that are only slightly…. Learn more.

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   DISCURSIVE meaning: 1. involving discussion: 2. talking about or dealing with subjects that are only slightly…. Learn more.

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   1. wandering from one topic to another; skimming over many apparently unconnected subjects; rambling; desultory; digressive. 2. based on the conscious use of reasoning rather than on intuition. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition.

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   Discursive definition: passing aimlessly from one subject to another; digressive; rambling.. See examples of DISCURSIVE used in a sentence.

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   Definitions of discursive. adjective. (of e.g. speech and writing) tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects. “a rambling discursive book” synonyms: digressive, excursive, rambling. indirect. extended senses; not direct in manner or language or behavior or action. adjective.

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   Definition of discursive adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   discursive. ( dɪˈskɜːsɪv) adj. 1. passing from one topic to another, usually in an unmethodical way; digressive. 2. (Philosophy) philosophy of or relating to knowledge obtained by reason and argument rather than intuition. Compare dianoetic.

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    discursive meaning, definition, what is discursive: discussing many different ideas, facts e...: Learn more.

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    (of speech or writing) Tending to digress from the main point; rambling. Wiktionary. Synonyms: dianoetic. rambling. excursive. digressive. verbose. roving. meandering. tangential. parenthetical. Origin of Discursive. Medieval Latin discursīvus from Latin discursus running about discourse.