Discursive

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /dɪsˈkɜː(ɹ)sɪv/

Origin

From Middle French discursif

Full definition of discursive

Adjective

1. (of speech or writing) Tending to digress from the main point; rambling.
• Schuster Hepaticae V|viiiThis means, at times, long and perhaps overly discursive discussions of other taxa.
2. (philosophy) Using reason and argument rather than intuition.

Derived terms

• counterdiscursive