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discursive definition
dis·cur·sive (di skʉr′siv)
adjective
- wandering from one topic to another; skimming over many apparently unconnected subjects; rambling; desultory; digressive
- based on the conscious use of reasoning rather than on intuition
Etymology: ML discursivus < L discursus: see discourse
Related Forms:
- discursively dis·cur′·sively adverb
- discursiveness dis·cur′·sive·ness noun
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