discursive
[ dih-skur-siv ]
/ dɪˈskɜr sɪv /
adjective
passing aimlessly from one subject to another; digressive; rambling.
proceeding by reasoning or argument rather than intuition.
Origin of discursive
SYNONYMS FOR discursive
OTHER WORDS FROM discursive
Words nearby discursive
discriminative,
discriminator,
discriminatory,
discrown,
discursion,
discursive,
discus,
discuss,
discussant,
discussion,
discutient
Example sentences from the Web for discursiveness
British Dictionary definitions for discursiveness
discursive
/ (dɪˈskɜːsɪv) /
adjective
passing from one topic to another, usually in an unmethodical way; digressive
philosophy
of or relating to knowledge obtained by reason and argument rather than intuition
Compare dianoetic
Derived forms of discursive
discursively, adverb discursiveness, nounWord Origin for discursive
C16: from Medieval Latin
discursīvus, from Late Latin
discursus
discourse