Definition of Discursive in English :

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Discursive meaning in English

Meaning of Discursive in English

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Discursive

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Adjective

1. dianoetic, discursive

proceeding to a conclusion by reason or argument rather than intuition

2. digressive, discursive, excursive, rambling

(of e.g. speech and writing) tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects

Example Sentences:
'amusingly digressive with satirical thrusts at women's fashions among other things'
'a rambling discursive book'
'his excursive remarks'
'a rambling speech about this and that'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Discursive

see synonyms of discursive
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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Discursive

see synonyms of discursive
adjective
1. 
wandering from one topic to another; skimming over many apparently unconnected subjects; rambling; desultory; digressive
2. 
based on the conscious use of reasoning rather than on intuition

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Discursive

see synonyms of discursive
adj.
1. Covering a wide field of subjects; rambling.
2. Proceeding to a conclusion through reason rather than intuition.

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