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Discursive
adjective
/dɪsˈkɜː(ɹ)sɪv/
Word Frequency:
2.9
Definitions
1.
adjective
(of speech or writing) Tending to digress from the main point; rambling.
2.
adjective
Using reason and argument rather than intuition.
Synonyms
digressive
excursive
rambling
indirect
logical
dianoetic
prolix
meandering
wandering
desultory
circuitous
verbose
Rhymes With
subversive
coercive
aversive
cursive
dispersive
adverse of
burse of
curse of
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