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discursive

adjective

(of e.g. speech and writing) tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects

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Word Facts

Word length
10
Starts with
D
Ends with
E
Contains
IS
Scrabble score
16

How it sounds

Pronunciation

dɪsˈkɜː(ɹ)sɪv

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Definitions

adjective

  1. (of e.g. speech and writing) tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects

    “Amusingly digressive with satirical thrusts at women's fashions among other things”

adjective

  1. Proceeding to a conclusion by reason or argument rather than intuition

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Example Sentences

Amusingly digressive with satirical thrusts at women's fashions among other things
A rambling discursive book
His excursive remarks
A rambling speech about this and that

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