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discursive

[ dih-skur-siv ]

adjective

  1. passing aimlessly from one subject to another; digressive; rambling.

    Synonyms: , ,

  2. proceeding by reasoning or argument rather than intuition.


discursive

/ ɪˈɜːɪ /

adjective

  1. passing from one topic to another, usually in an unmethodical way; digressive
  2. philosophy of or relating to knowledge obtained by reason and argument rather than intuition Compare dianoetic
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Derived Forms

  • 徱ˈܰԱ, noun
  • 徱ˈܰ, adverb
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • 徱·ܰs· adverb
  • 徱·ܰs·Ա noun
  • ԴDzd·ܰs adjective
  • non徱·ܰs· adverb
  • non徱·ܰs·Ա noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of discursive1

From the Medieval Latin word 徱ܰīܲ, dating back to 1590–1600. See discourse, -ive
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of discursive1

C16: from Medieval Latin 徱ܰīܲ, from Late Latin discursus discourse
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Fans of Nunez’s tartly discursive yet flowing novel will likely miss the snap of its critical observations on literary mind-sets and whatnot.

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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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However, in the conservative arena of hyperreal discursive discourse, the lack of discussion about the federal government’s current engagement in price controls on fossil fuels is notable.

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His debate performance was widely criticized, even among Republican allies, who lauded Harris for landing several key insults and baiting Trump into delivering several angry, discursive rants.

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It may be true that at the discursive level there was a change in the way the president and the Mexican government talk about the drug trade.

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