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adjective
1.
passing aimlessly from one subject to another; digressive; rambling.
2.
proceeding by reasoning or argument rather than intuition.
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Discursiveness
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| discursive (dɪˈskɜːsɪv) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | passing from one topic to another, usually in an unmethodical way; digressive |
| 2. | philosophy Compare dianoetic of or relating to knowledge obtained by reason and argument rather than intuition |
| [C16: from Medieval Latin discursīvus, from Late Latin discursus | |
| dis'cursively | |
| —adv | |
| dis'cursiveness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
discursive
1590s, from M.Fr. discursif, from M.L. discursivus, from L. discursus "a running about" (see discourse). Related: Discursively.
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