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discursive
- /dɪsˈkɜː(ɹ)sɪv/ UK
Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)sɪv
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Middle French discursif, formed from the stem of Latin discursus and the suffix -if, and in part borrowed from Medieval Latin discursivus. By surface analysis, discourse + -ive.
adjective more discursive · most discursive
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Tending to digress from the main point.
This period had long since passed; the discursive reading, the enlightened discourse of her grandfather, had cast her mind in a different mould to the usual superstition of her country; but faith and love were only more pure and perfect in a soul too innocent not to be religious.
Similar: digressive, rambling, discoursive
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Using reason and argument rather than intuition.
Similar: discoursive
Translations
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adj tending to digress from the main point; rambling
| 中文 | 離題 /离题 lítí, 漫無邊際 /漫无边际 |
|---|---|
| Français | discursif |
| Ελληνικά | ασυνάρτητος asynártitos, αμετροεπής ametroepís, πλατειαστικός plateiastikós |
adj using reason and argument rather than intuition
| Français | discursif |
|---|---|
| Ελληνικά | διαλογικός dialogikós, έλλογος éllogos |
Talk about this word "discursive." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/discursive. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. discursive. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/discursive "discursive." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/discursive.Cite this
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title = {discursive},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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