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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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dɪsˈkɜː(ɹ)sɪv
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adjective
(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
proceeding to a conclusion by reason or argument rather than intuition
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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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