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| 1. | [ adjective ] (philosophy) proceeding to a conclusion by reason or argument rather than intuition | |
| Synonyms: | dianoetic | |
| Related terms: | philosophy logical | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] (of e.g. speech and writing) tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects | |
| Synonyms: | excursive rambling digressive | |
| Examples: | "amusingly digressive with satirical thrusts at women's fashions" "a rambling discursive book" "his excursive remarks" "a rambling speech" |
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| Related terms: | indirect | |
| Similar spelling: |
discursively discourse Diceros digressive Dickerson dichroism |
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