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excursive

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 length
9
Starts with
E
Ends with
E
Contains
XC
Scrabble score
21
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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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”

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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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