excursive

Adjective

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (1)

  1. (of e.g. speech and writing) tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects“amusingly digressive with satirical thrusts at women's fashions among other things”“a rambling discursive book”“his excursive remarks”“a rambling speech about this and that”Synonyms: digressivediscursiverambling
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Excursive \Ex*cur"sive\, a. Prone to make excursions; wandering; roving; exploring; as, an excursive fancy. [1913 Webster]

The course of excursive . . . understandings. --I. Taylor. -- Ex*cur"sive*ly, adv. -- Ex*cur"sive*ness,, n. [1913 Webster]

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