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The definition of discursive refers to writing or discussions that ramble from subject to subject, or to stories that have a lot of embellishment and detail.

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An example of discursive is an essay by a fourth grader that doesn't have good transitions.
An example of discursive is a novel with an excessive amount of character and scenic development.

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See discursive in Webster's New World College Dictionary

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

Origin: ML discursivus < L discursus: see discourse

Related Forms:

discursively adverb
discursiveness noun

See discursive in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Covering a wide field of subjects; rambling.
Proceeding to a conclusion through reason rather than intuition.

Origin:

Origin: Medieval Latin discursīvus

Origin: , from Latin discursus, running about; see discourse

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Related Forms:

dis·curˈsive·ly adverb

dis·curˈsive·ness noun

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