ex-cursive

[ik-skur-siv]

ex·cur·sive

[ik-skur-siv]
adjective
1.
given to making excursions in speech, thought, etc.; wandering; digressive.
2.
of the nature of such excursions; rambling; desultory: excursive conversation.

Origin:
1665–75; < Latin excurs(us) (see excursus) + -ive

ex·cur·sive·ly, adverb
ex·cur·sive·ness, noun
hy·per·ex·cur·sive, adjective
hy·per·ex·cur·sive·ly, adverb
hy·per·ex·cur·sive·ness, noun
EXPAND
un·ex·cur·sive, adjective
un·ex·cur·sive·ly, adverb
COLLAPSE
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