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Synonyms for discursive in English

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discursive:
- rambling; excursive; digressive; discursive; dianoetic

English

Detailed Synonyms for discursive in English

discursive:

discursive adj

discursive

– (of e.g. speech and writing) tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects ¹
rambling; excursive; digressive; discursive
– (of e.g. speech and writing) tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects ¹
- rambling adj
  - a rambling discursive book¹
  - a rambling speech about this and that¹
- excursive adj
  - his excursive remarks¹
- digressive adj
  - amusingly digressive with satirical thrusts at women's fashions among other things¹
- discursive adj
  - a rambling discursive book¹
discursive

– proceeding to a conclusion by reason or argument rather than intuition ¹
discursive; dianoetic
– proceeding to a conclusion by reason or argument rather than intuition ¹
- discursive adj
- dianoetic adj

Alternate Synonyms for "discursive":

dianoetic; logical
digressive; excursive; rambling; indirect

Related Definitions for "discursive":

(of e.g. speech and writing) tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects¹
- a rambling discursive book¹
proceeding to a conclusion by reason or argument rather than intuition¹

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