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discursive
[dih-skur-siv]
adjective
passing aimlessly from one subject to another; digressive; rambling.
Synonyms: , ,proceeding by reasoning or argument rather than intuition.
discursive
/ ɪˈɜːɪ /
adjective
passing from one topic to another, usually in an unmethodical way; digressive
philosophy of or relating to knowledge obtained by reason and argument rather than intuition Compare dianoetic
Other 51Թ Forms
- discursively adverb
- discursiveness noun
- nondiscursive adjective
- nondiscursively adverb
- nondiscursiveness noun
- 徱ˈܰԱ noun
- 徱ˈܰ adverb
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of discursive1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of discursive1
Example Sentences
“Cordially” is a little too jumpy for its own good, but its discursive heart is in the right place for these grievous times.
But few of Trump's discursive asides carried as much weight as the announcement that he planned to levy further tariffs on imported pharmaceuticals.
The sketch served as a showcase for Johnson's discursive and oddly inflected take on Trump, ranging from bits about Cheesecake Factory to the uninhabited islands that the Trump admin subjected to a 10% import tariff.
Fans of Nunez’s tartly discursive yet flowing novel will likely miss the snap of its critical observations on literary mind-sets and whatnot.
The discursive 17-minute-long spiel he shared on "SNL" touched heavily on politics and briefly mentioned Palestine in a story praising late President Jimmy Carter.
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