excursive

(ĭk-skûr'sĭv)
adj.
Of, given to, characterized by, or having the nature of digression.

excursively ex·cur'sive·ly adv.
excursiveness ex·cur'sive·ness n.

(ik-SKUR-siv)

adjective
Tending to wander off; rambling.

Etymology
From Latin excurrere (to run out), from ex- (out) + currere (to run). Ultimately from the Indo-European root kers- (to run) that's also the source of car, career, carpenter, occur, discharge, and caricature. Why caricature? Because a caricature is a loaded or distorted picture of someone

Usage
"Through a succession of journeys shaped by the caprices of the bus companies, he conjures a narrative that is excursive, digressive and diverting beyond measure." — Man on an Omnibus; The Daily Telegraph (London, UK); Dec 3, 2006.

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adjective

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

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: (of e.g. speech and writing) tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects
  Synonyms: digressive, discursive, rambling

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - vidtløftig

Nederlands (Dutch)
uitweidend, dwalend

Français (French)
adj. - digressif, décousu

Deutsch (German)
adj. - divers, abschweifend

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - παρεκβατικός, αμεθόδευτος, πρόχειρος

Italiano (Italian)
digressivo

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - digressivo

Русский (Russian)
отклоняющийся, изобилующий отступлениями

Español (Spanish)
adj. - digresivo, errabundo, superficial, de recreo

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - irrande, kringströvande

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
游览的, 散漫的, 离题的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 遊覽的, 散漫的, 離題的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 산만한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 本題からそれた, 散漫な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مفكك, منحرف‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮סוטה, חורג, מתפתל, לא-סדיר‬

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