discursive

(dĭ-skûr'sĭv)
adj.

1. Covering a wide field of subjects; rambling.
2. Proceeding to a conclusion through reason rather than intuition.

[Medieval Latin discursīvus, from Latin discursus, running about. See discourse.]

discursively dis·cur'sive·ly adv.
discursiveness dis·cur'sive·ness n.

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adjective

Marked by or given to digression: digressive, excursive, parenthetic, parenthetical, rambling, tangential. See approach/retreat.

adj

Definition: fluent
Antonyms: terse

adj

Definition: rambling
Antonyms: concise

IN BRIEF: Passing from one topic to another.

She gave a discursive explanation that left them more confused.

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• Notions, Ideas, and Methods - discursive: (adj) characterized by analysis

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - vidtløftig, præget af sidespring, diskursiv, præget af logisk sammenhæng

Nederlands (Dutch)
onsamenhangend, (logisch) redenerend

Français (French)
adj. - discursif, décousu

Deutsch (German)
adj. - weitschweifig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ασυνάρτητος, φλύαρος, σχοινοτενής

Italiano (Italian)
discorsivo

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - discursivo

Русский (Russian)
бессвязный, аргументированный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - divagador, deshilvanado, discursivo

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - planlös, filos. diskursiv

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
散漫的, 不得要领的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 散漫的, 不得要領的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 어수선한, 범위가 넓은, 논증적인

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - とりとめのない, 散漫な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) متنقل من موضوع إلى آخر ( صفه لطريقه حديث أو كتابه شخص), استطرادي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮לא מתוכנן, מקוטע, קופץ מנושא לנושא, נוטה הצידה‬

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